A kidnapped Chinese expatriate and two others were rescued, while the kidnappers abandoned eight of their motorcycles.
The charge was to Area Commanders, Squadron Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Heads of Departments and other senior police officers in the state.
Police say dangerous weapons were recovered from the thugs.
The bandits in their numbers and wielding AK 47 rifles, blocked Jibia-Batsari road, exactly at Kabobi village, the spokesman explained.
Mr. Adamu is in Katsina to charge his men in the wake of the kidnapping of 344 schoolboys in Kankara.
