The Niger State Police Command have reportedly neutralized three suspected kidnappers and recovered two AK-47 rifles as well as 49 rounds of live ammunition.
The feedback of the operation was disclosed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun
in a statement on Monday.
The spokesman explained that the Police Special Task Force engaged the kidnappers in a gun battle during which one victim was rescued while other suspects escaped into the forest with gunshot wounds.
The statement read, “In continuation of the Niger State Police Command’s clearance operations in some identified kidnappers’ hideouts, on 12th September, 2025, at about 6:30 a.m., based on intelligence received, the Command’s Special Task Team (STT), FID-STS, with vigilante members, carried out a clearance operation within Kokolo Forest via Kawo-Auna village, Nasko, Magama LGA.
“During this operation, which took place in the early hours of the day, the team stormed the forest, encountered the hoodlums, and engaged them in a gun battle.
“Fortunately, three of the suspected kidnappers were neutralised while others escaped into the forest with gunshot injuries, and a victim was rescued.
“In the process of combing the hideout, two AK-47 rifles with forty-nine rounds of live ammunition were recovered. Further investigation is ongoing to arrest the fleeing members of the gang,”
He, however, added that members of the public, resident in the neighbouring villages, to inform security agents of anyone found with gunshot injuries.
“Members of the public, most especially those in neighbouring villages, are hereby urged to quickly inform the Police and other security agencies if anyone is found with gunshot injuries,”.
In a related occurrence, Ogun and Delta State also recorded incidents of Police encounter with suspected kidnappers where two kidnappers were killed from both states but victims were rescued in Ogun State unhurt, reports say.
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