Police operatives attached to Iddo Divisional Headquarters on Sunday, January 21, rescued another kidnapped victim by name Suleiman Sabo.
He was rescued in Sauka, along Airport Road, Abuja.
During the rescue operation, the police said one Muhammad Abel age 32 from Kogi State was apprehended and one LAR rifle with 10 rounds of life ammunition were recovered from him.
According to a statement issued by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josphine Adeh, the victim who sustained some injuries from the kidnappers, is currently receiving medical attention, and would be reunited with his family once certified fit by the medical team.
Recall that after the FCT, Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) took over major route in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, used by bandits to transport their victims out of Abuja into neighboring states of Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, and Kogi, all the kidnapped victims have been rescued.
The police on Sunday confirmed that all the victims, including five sisters (Nabeehe Al-Kadriyah) whose abduction had raised nationwide concerns, were rescued at about 11 pm on Saturday, and had since been reunited with their families.
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They were rescued by the FCT Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in a concerted effort with troops of the Nigerian Army, on the heels of the kidnappers that struck the Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council on the 2nd of January 2024.
The statement reads in part: “In a continued effort to rid FCT of Criminality, Police Operatives attached to Iddo Divisional Headquarters on Sunday 21st January, 2024, at about 1130hrs rescued another kidnapped victim, one Suleiman Sabo ‘m’, from Kidnappers in Sauka, along Airport Road, Abuja.
“In the rescue operation, one Muhammad Abel ‘m’ aged 32 from Kogi state was equally apprehended and one (1) LAR rifle with ten (10) rounds of life ammunition recovered from him.
“The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Haruna G. Garba, psc, wishes to reiterate the Command’s commitment to rid FCT of Criminality in all its manifestations and maintenance of peace for all and sundry. He equally urges residents to keep up swift rendition of distress call and promptly report suspicious activities through the following emergency lines ; 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883; PCB: 09022222352.”