Zamfara Police Rescue 100 Kidnap Victims, Mostly Nursing Mothers

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From Maiharaji Altine, Gusau
Zamfara state police command has rescued 100 kidnapped victims most of whom were nursing mothers.

Briefing newsmen on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the command SP Mohammed Shehu said, all the victims were from Manawa village of Maru local government area of the state .

Spokesman of Zamfara police command SP Mohammed Shehu, addressing journalists

Shehu said they were kidnapped on June 8 this year by bandits and taken to Kabaro village in Maru local government area of the state.


According to him, the victims were released unconditionally, adding that, “We used carrot approach to rescue them”.

“We dialogued with the bandits that had kidnapped them and at the end of the dialogue, they (bandits) agreed to release them without paying ransom”.

“The police command in collaboration with the ministry of security did our best to rescue them without paying ransom’.

Some of the rescued victims

“The police command in collaboration with the ministry of security did our best to rescue them without paying ransom’.

Shehu who presented 80 rescued victims before the journalists maintained that, the remaining 20 were being treated in the hospital.

 “We brought 80 here and the remaining 20 are in hospital for treatment and would be returned to their families as soon as they are okay “.


Shehu said “Although we have security problem here and there in the state, I can say that we are achieving a lot in restoring peace in the state”.

Other rescued victims

“We will continue to do our best to ensure that the state becomes peaceful and comfortable”.

The Special Adviser to Governor Matawalle on Security matters, DIG Mamman Tsafe (rtd) explained that, the state government would continue to use both kinetic and non kinetic approach in ensuring dealing with banditry issue.

“The state government under the leadership of Governor Bello Matawalle would  continue to dialogue with the bandits and will also use force in dealing with recalcitrant bandits”.

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