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Police rescues kidnapped man, kills two suspected bandits in Zamfara

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Police operatives in Zamfara have rescued one Abdullahi Naibi from kidnappers in Yardadi village, Bakura local government area of the state.

The operatives also killed two suspected bandits and recovered an AK-47 rifle with an empty magazine from the hoodlums.

The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammed Bunu, told journalists at a news conference in Gusau on Tuesday that Naibi had been taken to the General Hospital in the Talata Mafara area of the state for treatment.

He said: “A team of police operatives on surveillance patrol along Gusau-Tsafe Road on May 3 intercepted bandits on three motorcycles, each carrying three persons.

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“The bandits engaged the police in a gun duel that lasted one hour. The operatives successfully neutralised two of the bandits and recovered one AK-47 rifle and one pump action gun while other bandits escaped with gunshot wounds.

“I have come to understand the prevalent security challenges in Zamfara which include banditry, reprisal attacks, kidnapping, and political intolerance.

“I will review existing crime-fighting strategies and garnish them with community policing.”

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