By Andy Asemota
No fewer than 14 kidnapped women and children were rescued in the early hours of Saturday by a security team under the aegis of “Operation Puff Adder” in Dutsin-ma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Our correspondent gathered that the team led by the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), CSP Muhammad Makama, rescued the kidnapped persons and arrested a suspected a notorious hoodlum during the anti – banditry operation based on a tip-off.
The bandits numbering over 40 on motorcycles were said to have attacked Kwantawama village, Dutsin-ma Local Government Area where they abducted 14 women and children and rustled a large number of domestic animals on Saturday around 1 am.
Confirming this report, the spokesman of the state police command, SP Gambo Isah, said the security team chased the bandits into the fringes of Rugu forest and engaged them in a gun duel, adding that investigation into the incident is in progress.
“The team succeeded and dislodged…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
