Monday, July 13, 2026

Police rescue kidnap victim six months after abduction in Kaduna

Mr Hassan said the victim was kidnapped on his way to Kontagora in Niger State.

• December 19, 2023
Rescued man
Rescued man.

The police command in Kaduna State has rescued a kidnapped victim, after six months in captivity.


The state Public Relations’ Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, said this on Tuesday in Kaduna.


He said, “On Monday at about 1600hours, our anti crime patrol mission in the Madachi-Galadimawa area in the Zaria Local Government Area of the state had an encounter with some people suspected to be kidnappers. The operatives chased them and they took to their heels as a result of that we rescued a kidnapped victim in their den. He was rushed to the Muslim Specialist Hospital, Zaria for medical attention.’’

He said that in the course of investigation, it was discovered that the victim was kidnapped six months ago on his way to Kontagora in Niger State.

“Efforts are on top gear to arrest the fleeing suspects. Efforts to trace his relatives are also in progress, further development will be communicated,’’ Mr Hassan said.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Shuai Guipeng

Economy

China assures full implementation of China-Africa cooperation

Shuai Guipeng, the deputy director of the FOCAC Office at China’s foreign affairs ministry, gave the assurance on Monday in an interview in Beijing.

Teacher teaching maths

Education

Stakeholders seek stronger support for inclusive maths education

Stakeholders have called for sustained investment in teacher training and accessible learning resources to improve mathematics education.

Flooded Ibeju-Lekki

Lagos

Latest Lagos Flooding: Ibeju-Lekki LG chairman tours affected areas, promises intervention

The tour assessed the extent of the damage following devastating flooding caused by persistent rainfall, which rendered residents homeless and destroyed valuable possessions.

Enugu State police

Opinion

Some foundational arguments on state police

This historical inheritance also explains why the regional police of the First Republic became vulnerable to political manipulation.

Armed Cops

States

Police launch manhunt for driver, conductor over attempted murder of officers

The police command in Enugu has launched a manhunt for a bus driver and his conductor for the attempted murder of officers and the snatching of a rifle.

NDLEA agents

Lagos

NDLEA intercepts multibillion-naira hard drugs from Canada at Lagos port

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it intercepted 8,287 bags of suspected Canadian Loud, weighing 4,143.5 kilogrammes, at the Apapa port in Lagos.