Police rescue 41 kidnapped persons

The police in Zamfara have announced

the rescue of 41 persons kidnapped

last week by armed

bandits in Maru

local government area of the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shaba

Alkali, made the announcement on

Wednesday in Gusau while addressing

newsmen.

He said that the 41 kidnapped victims

including a police inspector from the

state command were returned in good

condition of health, adding that no

ransom was paid to facilitate their

release.

He explained that `security strategic

measures’ employed by joint security

personnel who mounted pressure on

the hoodlums facilitated the safe

return of the victims.

Alkali warned armed bandits

operating in the state to relocate or

surrender, saying “very soon we are

going to come out in full force to fight

them.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

reports that the abductors had earlier

told Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara to

release 400 cows recovered from them

by the joint security patrol before they

would release the 41 victims.