Police rescue 6 from kidnappers’ den, kill suspect in Bauchi

<p>The Bauchi State Police Command has rescued unhurt a 17-year-old girl, Rashida Hamisu, and five others from a kidnappers’ den.</p>, <p>The Command equally neutralized one of the suspected kidnappers in a shootout.</p>, <p>The rescue operation reportedly took place on Wednesday at about 4:30 p.m. when a combined team of Policemen in a joint operation with Joint Task Force and local hunters drafted to Toro, Tilden Fulani Division raided the kidnappers’ enclaves in both Angwari and Saya mountains in the area.</p>, <p>A statement released by the spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, on Thursday, said the joint operation team engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel which forced the armed hoodlums to scamper in disarray with serious bullet wounds.</p>, <p>It added that the rescued victims were taken to Toro General Hospital for medical attention after which they were reunited with their family members.</p>, <p>Wakil said efforts are on top gear to apprehend the other members of the kidnap syndicate.</p>, <p>In another development, the Police have recovered a stolen Toyota bus belonging to the Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON) which was said to have been hijacked on October 30, 2023, in Bauchi.</p>, <p>According to the statement “On 30/10/2023 at about 2100hrs information at the Command disposal indicated that some group of hoodlums numbering about On receiving the information, the team of detectives led by CSP Makama Magaji, Officer in charge of the Anti Kidnapping Unit (AKU), the team intercepted the Toyota Bus around the Maiduguri bypass.</p>, <p>“The suspected thieves are alleged to be heading out of the state vehicle to an unknown destination. However, on sighting the Police, the hoodlums took to their heels.</p>, <p>“Subsequently, during an interview with the driver “Sani Ahmed”, he disclosed that on the same date at about 2033hrs, he came back from official duty in Azare, Katagum LGA, Bauchi, to Bauchi town where he went to drop one of his co-workers, Mohammed Mohammed at his residence situated