Nasarawa State command of the Nigerian Police Force say it has apprehended no fewer than six suspected kidnappers and rescued three victims—two females and one male in Lafia East Development Area in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State
It said a huge success recorded was in conjunction with local vigilantes in the area who invaded a kidnappers’ hideouts in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of Lafia East Development Area in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
It added that the operation led to the arrest of six suspected kidnappers and the rescue of three victims—two females and one male.
This was contained in a statement singed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state, SP Ramhan Nansel, and made available to our correspondent in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Friday.
According to the statement, the victims were rescued unhurt, promptly treated, and reunited with their families.
His words, “This operation followed a complaint lodged on 07/01/2026, reporting that suspected kidnappers invaded Angara village and abducted two females, leaving behind an infant, and later kidnapped another male in the same village.
“Acting on this information, the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, immediately ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators, which culminated in the successful arrest of the suspects and the rescue of the victims.”
He, however, maintained further that the suspects had confessed to the commission of the crime and had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), on the directive of the Commissioner of Police for thorough investigation and prosecution to serve as a deterrent to others who have intension of criminal act.
The command’s imagemaker, therefore, stated that the Commissioner of Police promises the good people of Nasarawa State of the command’s unwavering commitment to deal decisively any all forms of criminality across the 13 local government areas of the state.
From Umar Muhammed,
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