Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command attached to Crack Squad, in collaboration with Hunters of Baka Gombi, have rescued a 16-year-old girl that was recently kidnapped.
The rescued victim, identified as Aisha Saidu, was kidnapped three days ago from Buma Village of Shani local government Area, Borno State.
According to a press release made available to THE WHISTLER by the Command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Tuesday, the young girl who is now receiving medical attention, got rescued after the police got a hint on the whereabouts of the kidnappers.
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Nguroje said the police in collaboration with the hunters stormed the kidnappers’ den located at Fotta village, Gombi Local Government Area and arrested a three man gang.
He gave the names of the suspects as: Alhaji Habu, 41 years, a resident of Fotta Village, Gombi Local Government Area.
Adamu A Buba, 36-year-old resident of Tawasa Village, Gombi Local Government Area and Lawali Ahmadu 38 years, a resident of Fotta Village, Gombi Local Government Area.
The spokesman said: “The suspects were all arrested at a certain House that is situated at a remote side of Fotta Village where they camped their kidnapped female victim and demanded eight million naira (N8,000,000) ransom.”
He explained that the Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, assured that “criminals of such attitude will never escape arrest, and will never have opportunity to succeed in their nefarious activities anywhere within the State.
“He calls on members of the public to give timely information to police, especially those with questionable characters.”