The Kano State Police Command said it has rescued three kidnap victims and recovered motorcycles.
A statement by the state’s police command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said that the victims have been reunited with their families.
According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has directed that the rescued victims receive immediate medical attention.
It added that the Command is working tirelessly to apprehend the suspects and bring them to justice.
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The statement reads, ” In the first operation, on 7th October 2025, on the direction of the Commissioner of Police, the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in conjunction with the Surveillance Team attached to Divisional Police Headquarters Bebeji, conducted a sting rescue operation based on actionable intelligence about an escaped kidnap victim.
“The victim, Abdul Hamid Bello, a 21-year-old male, had been kidnapped and severely beaten by his abductors, but managed to escape and sought help from passersby.
“He later led the police team to the suspected kidnappers’ den in Saya-Saya, Ikara Local Government, Kaduna State, where another victim, Musa Idris, a 65-year-old male, was rescued.
“The kidnappers fled on noticing the presence of the police team, leaving behind one motorcycle and a rope, which were recovered as exhibits. Both rescued victims have been united to their family members for medical attention.
” In a related development, on 9th October 2025, the Command’s team of Anti-Kidnapping Squad secured the release of another kidnap victim, Ashiru Murtala, a 19-year-old male, who was kidnapped in Beli Village, Rogo LGA, Kano, on 5th October 2025. The victim was abandoned by his abductors at a sugar cane farm in Hunkuyi, Kudan LGA, Kaduna State and was subsequently rescued by the police operatives.”
