A suspected kidnapper had been killed and two victims rescued in Toungo Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Sunday.
Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said in Yola on Monday that the feat was achieved due to collaboration with hunters, adding that it was one of the successes of the police’s collaborative strategies to end kidnapping, robbery, cattle rustling, and unlawful possession of firearms.
“One kidnapper was neutralised when he and his gang arrived at a spot to receive N2 million ransom demanded from relatives of the kidnapped victims.
“The suspected kidnappers sighted our men around the area and engaged them in a gun duel so as to escape arrest.
“One of them was neutralised while others escaped with bullet wounds,’’ he stated.
Nguroje said the two victims, Suleiman Abdullahi (23), and Ruwa Buba (11), residents of Mayo Sumsum Village in Toungo Local Government Area, were rescued unhurt.
He said Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Afolabi Babatola, has ordered the joint operations team to track down fleeing members of the kidnap gang to ensure that they did not re-group anywhere in the state.
The police commissioner charged residents to always inform the police of the whereabouts of criminals, especially those found with bullet wounds,’’ Nguroje stated.
