Men from the Katsina State Police Command rescued two kidnapped victims in the state. These men were rescued on Friday, August 19, and before they did so, they were engaged in a gun battle with the kidnappers
The incident is said to have occurred in Wapa village, Kurfi Local Government Area of the state.
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According to the police, about 24 terrorists stormed the village shortly after midnight and kidnapped the men.
And this was confirmed by the state police command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, and in his submission, he said;
“Today (Friday) 19 August 2022, at about 0100hrs, a distress call was received that terrorists, numbering twenty-four (24), on motorbikes, shooting sporadically with AK47 rifles, attacked Wapa village, Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State and kidnapped the duo of Alhaji Aminu Wapa and Wada Sale of Wapa village, Kurfi council.
On receipt of the information, the command deployed its tactical teams to the area and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel. The team successfully repelled the terrorists and rescued the kidnapped victims.
Many terrorists were feared to have been killed and/or fatally wounded during the encounter. A team of policemen are still combing the area with a view to arresting the wounded terrorists and/or recovering their dead bodies.
