Kano police rescue three kidnap victims

The Kano State Police Command has rescued three kidnap victims and recovered exhibits in two separate operations carried out in Kano and Kaduna states.

The Command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noting that the successful operations were part of the police’s renewed efforts to clamp down on kidnappers and other violent criminals in the state.

According to Kiyawa, the first operation took place on October 7, 2025, following the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori.

He said operatives from the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in collaboration with the Surveillance Team of Bebeji Division, launched a sting operation after receiving intelligence about an escaped victim.

One of the victims, 21-year-old Abdul Bello, was said to have been kidnapped and severely beaten by his abductors before managing to escape and sought help from passersby.

“Acting on his information, the police team stormed the suspected kidnappers’ hideout at Saya-Saya in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where another victim, 65-year-old Musa Idris, was rescued,” Kiyawa stated.

The kidnappers reportedly fled upon sighting the police team, abandoning a motorcycle and a rope used to tie the victims.

Both rescued individuals were later reunited with their families and taken for medical attention.

In a separate operation on October 9, 2025, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad secured the release of another victim, 19-year-old Ashiru Murtala, who had been abducted from Beli Village in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano on October 5.

The statement added that the victim was later abandoned by his captors at a sugarcane farm in Hunkuyi, Kudan LGA, Kaduna State, where police operatives rescued him.

Kiyawa said the state CP had directed that all rescued victims receive immediate medical care, adding that efforts were ongoing to track down the fleeing suspects.