Kaduna Police Command says its operatives and soldiers have rescued one of the 121 students kidnapped from Bethel Baptist High School.
The command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Jalige said the student was rescued alongside two other victims during a routine patrol mission around the forest of Tsohon Gaya village of Chikun LGA of Kaduna State.
He said the two other rescued victims were kidnapped recently along Kaduna-Kachia Road.
“The Kaduna Police Command’s mission to rescue all kidnap victims through intelligence led Policing and rigorous patrol had yesterday yielded a positive result with the rescue of three victims to safety,” Jalige said.
“On the 12th July, 2021 at about 1540hrs the Operatives of the Command alongside Civilian JTF on routine rescue patrol around the forest of Tsohon Gaya village of Chikun LGA of Kaduna State stumbled on three kidnapped victims roaming the bush extremely exhausted and weak.
“The victims were safely evacuated and rushed to Police Clinic Kaduna where they are currently being resuscitated and will subsequently be handed over to their immediate families.
“During the course of investigation, the three (3) victims were identified as Zaharaddeen Ibrahim, Nura Nuhu that were kidnapped recently along Kaduna – Kachia Road and Abraham Aniya, one of the students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School, Kujama kidnapped the
previous week.
“Thus, the command is currently relentless in ensuring that more victims are rescued within the shortest possible time.”
