<p>The Zamfara Police Command, on Wednesday, said it neutralized one suspected bandit, arrested five others for kidnapping, cattle rustling arms and ammunition. In a statement posted on Facebook, SP Mohammed Shehu Police Public Relations officer, Zamfara State Command Gusau, said the police also, repelled bandits’ attack, while two AK-47 rifles, 104 rounds of live ammunition, […]
Zamfara: Police arrest five suspected bandits, neutralize one, recover weapons</p>
The Nigeria Police Force says it has deployed tactical squads in Zamfara State to rescue Col. Lawal Rabi’u Yandoto (retd) who was kidnapped on Sunday with four others, including two of his children. Yandoto was reportedly kidnapped by bandits suspected to be Islamic terrorists while he was on his way from Gusau to his home town Yandoto in the Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state on Sunday evening. The terrorists also reportedly abducted two of his children alongside two others who were with him at the time of the attack.
The Zamfara Police Command said it has arrested seven suspects for offences related to banditry, arms supply, intimidation and extortion and also rescued