Banditry: Over 200 Abducted victims rescued, As Police reel out achievements in Zamfara

Banditry: Over 200 Abducted victims rescued, As Police reel out achievements in Zamfara

By: Our Reporter

The Zamfara State Police command has enumerated numerous gains recorded since the new security measures instituted to curb the menace of banditry in the state. Adding that, over two hundred kidnapped victims were rescued at various locations, debriefed and reunited with their families.

The Command spokesman Mohammed Shehu in a news conference in Gusau noted that since the implementation of the new security measures by Governor Bello Matawalle one month ago, the Police and other security agencies have been carrying out assaults on identified bandits locations with a view to ensuring that the state is completely rid of activities of recalcitrant bandits and other criminal elements in the State.

He noted that as a result of the security agencies commitment and sacrifice, tremendous achievements have been recorded by each of the security agencies in the state.

“Attacks, killings and abduction have reduced drastically.   The measures also assisted in no small measures towards denying the recalcitrant bandits access to food supply, fuel supply, Indian hemp/other hard drugs supply and other essential services that are inevitable to their survival.” He said

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According to him, payments of ransom to bandits by the relations of the kidnapped victims have now stopped due to the effective enforcement of the security measures where communication between the bandits and their informants became impossible.   

“Under this situation, kidnapped victims have now become liabilities for the bandits and are being released unconditionally following an extensive search and rescue operation.

“On the effect of the new security measures to communities in the urban areas, the Police Command has succeeded in curtailing the rampant cases of abduction, armed robbery, car snatching, Burglary and house breaking and other heinous crimes.” He added.

Mohammed Shehu also stressed that the ongoing operation by police and other security agencies in the state has stabilized many villages and communities that were hitherto under threat and apprehension of the bandits. 

“Criminal elements especially bandits are no longer finding it comfortable to operate, informants to the bandits are not having access to the bandits who relied so much on their information to commit dastardly acts against the innocent people of the state.” Said Shehu

He observed that the police, through the ongoing operation, also succeeded in the arrest of twenty one (21) notorious armed bandits at various locations of the state, five (5) bandits were also neutralized during the operations.

“Police equally repelled four (4) different attacks with many bandits suffering heavy casualties as many informants to the Bandits were arrested, investigated and prosecuted.” Said Shehu

Banditry: Over 200 Abducted victims rescued, As Police reel out achievements in Zamfara