How JTF rescues 15 kidnaped persons, recovers motorcycles

The joint tactical team of Police and Vigilante have rescued at least fifteen persons abducted by armed bandits in Jellako village, Rafi local government area of Niger State.

The state Police Command which revealed this through the Public Relations Officer, PRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun in Minna, said the joint security team engaged the bandits in the area leading to the release of the 15 persons in their captivity.

He explained that as a result of the firing power of the tactical teams, the bandits fled the scene and some of them escaped into the forest with gunshot injuries even as two motorcycles were recovered.

The state police image maker disclosed that victims were rescued unhurt by the teams and taken to a nearby hospital for medical attention.

The Police PRO further reassured members of the public that the Police and other security agencies in the state will not relent in the ongoing onslaught against banditry and other criminality until a peaceful and more secured environment is achieved in the bandits infested areas.