Police Dislodge Zamfara Bandits’ Camp, Rescue 14 Hostages

THE police in Zamfara State have dislodged a bandits’ camp and rescued 14 hostages who had spent 68 days in captivity.

A statement released on Saturday, March 11 by the spokesperson of the Zamfara State police command, Mohammed Shehu, said the Police Tactical Operatives, in collaboration with the vigilante on Mop Up Operation, successfully dislodged a bandits’ camp belonging to Dogo, a notorious terrorist.

Shehu said the rescued hostages comprised two male adults, seven females, and five children below two years old.

He noted that the victims were abducted in January 2023.

The statement read, “In the course of debriefing, the victims informed the Police detectives that on 1st January, 2023 at about 2300hrs, a large number of suspected bandits armed with sophisticated weapons stormed Anguwar Mangoro and Gidan Maidawa villages in Gusau LGA and abducted their victims to their camp, where they spent 68 days in captivity.”

The police disclosed that the victims, who were in critical condition, were taken to the police clinic in Gusau for medical treatment, and thereafter reunited with their relations.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Kolo Yusuf, reiterated his commitment to protecting the lives and property of the citizens.

The report said that armed bandits killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and two others during an attack on communities in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.