Kebbi Police neutralizes 4 kidnappers, arrest one, recovered N3m in Suru LGA 

From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi 

 The Kebbi State Police Command has neautrized four kidnappers, arrest one and recovered the sum of N3 million from them in Gobiraje village in Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)of the Command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.

According to him, ” On the 14th February, 2025 at about 1345hrs, armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded Gobiraje village in Suru LGA of Kebbi State, and kidnapped one Umaru Bawa ‘m’ aged 60 yrs.

“On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Suru, aggressively mobilized a team of Policemen and vigilante to the scene, trailed the suspects at Tundafari forest in Dakingari axis and engaged them into a gun duel.

” Consequently, four of the kidnappers were neutralized, one arrested with fatal injuries while others escaped into the forest with gun shot wounds.

‘Similarly, the Police successfully rescued the kidnapped victim unhurt and recovered the sum of Three Million Naira (# 3, 000 000:00) already paid to the kidnappers as ransom.

“With reference to the tremendous successes recorded by the Police Officers in Suru, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M Sani commended their resilience, professionalism, and gallantry performances and reiterated the Command’s determination in combating crimes in the State.

“The CP also appealed to the peace loving people of Kebbi State to always be security conscious and report any suspicious movement to the nearest Police station for prompt response, please”.