Police: Over 200 Kidnap Victims Freed in Zamfara

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7f98a871 nigerian police force Police: Over 200 Kidnap Victims Freed in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police Usman Nagogo, has said over 200 victims of kidnap have been received from their abductors in the last three weeks in the state.

Nagogo made this known at a news conference in Gusau, the state capital, yesterday.

He said the bandits willingly returned and handed over the victims to him as the leader of a peace and reconciliation initiative recently set up by Governor Bello Matawalle.

“Since the beginning of the peace and reconciliation initiative team assignment about three weeks ago now, we have received over 200 kidnap victims from Fulanis and Yansakai.

“We have sat with all the warring factions and they have understood that peace is the most important aspect of growth and development, which is why they willingly return the victims and await the promise made by the governor to re-establish grazing reserves, build hospitals and veterinary clinics, provide good drinking water and other amenities at…



Source: Thisday Newspaper