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The Periscope reporter
Police and vigilante group have killed one of the kidnappers who opened fire while on a mission to rescue a kidnapped victim without paying for ransom.
In a press release Tuesday, issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the survivor was rescued unharmed while the remaining kidnappers escaped by the whiskers.
According to the press release “the Adamawa State police command has on Sunday, May 31, 202 received report from one Yahaya Muhammed of Gola village, Song local government that on Friday, May 28, 2021, between the hours of 1 to 2am, Armed men numbering four, invaded his house, situated at Gola village, placed them at gunpoint and kidnapped his 22 years old son, Usman Manu.
“The Kidnappers later called and demanded for a ransom of three million naira and directed that the ransom be taken to them in a certain place situated at a remote side of Zumo mountain.
“The Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji, immediately deployed the Command’s machineries augmenting the strength of the operatives attached to Song Division and vigilantes.
“The suspects, in an attempt to escape, fired sporadically to scare our men but when fire was returned, one of the kidnappers was neutralized and the kidnapped victim was rescued unharmed.
“The CP has commended the DPO Song and members of vigilantes for their resilience. He has also directed them to sustain the tempo and to go after the fleeing suspects.
“The Command, while reassuring of it’s commitment to protecting lives and property, calls on members of the public to continue reporting to police any suspicious character around their neighborhood”.