Police Rescue 5 Of The Victims Kidnapped By Gunmen In Abuja

The FCT Police Command has rescued some of the victims kidnapped by gunmen in the early hours of Thursday in Tungan Maje, a village bordering Abuja and Niger state.

This was confirmed in a statement made available to Naija News by DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command.

The Police noted that five of the ten victims were rescued after a fierce gun battle with the hoodlums who were also heavily armed.

Manzah added that effort has been deployed to rescue the remaining five victims that are still with the hoodlums who escaped into Niger state through a nearby forest that is surrounded by rocky terrain.

He however assured members of the public that protection of lives and property remains the core of its policing mandate and it will continue to inject fresh strategies that will place the security of the Federal Capital Territory at its optimum.

The statement reads: “The Command wishes to inform the public that when it received a distress call on Kidnap of some persons on 10th September, 2020 at about 0130hrs in Tungan Maje, a village bordering FCT and Niger state, a joint team of Police operatives from the Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Rapid Response Squad and Zuba Police Division responded swiftly to the occasion.”

“During a fierce gun confrontation with the heavily armed hoodlums, the Police team successfully rescued five of the kidnapped victims.”

“Meanwhile, a concerted effort has been deployed to rescue the remaining five victims that are still with the hoodlums who escaped into Niger state through a nearby forest that is surrounded by rocky terrain.”

“The Command reassures members of the Public with its commitment to deploy proactive crime-fighting measures to ensure the security of lives and property in FCT.”