Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued five kidnapped victims during a joint security operation in the Byazhin area of Abuja.
Gatekeepers News reports that the operation was launched following recent kidnapping incidents in the Paze community of Byazhin and involved personnel from multiple security agencies and local security groups.
According to the Command, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Sanusi, personally led the operation alongside operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT), and the Kubwa Area Command. Local hunters and vigilante groups also participated in the exercise.
CP Sanusi said the joint security team conducted an intensive search, clearance and rescue mission across the Paze and Byazhin communities.
During the operation, security operatives engaged suspected kidnappers in a gun battle, leading to the neutralisation of two suspects and the arrest of two others identified as Icheh Mohammadu and Abubakar Usman.
He added that several members of the gang escaped into nearby hills with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.
The police commissioner appealed to healthcare practitioners and operators of both private and public hospitals to promptly report any individual presenting gunshot injuries or seeking treatment under suspicious circumstances.
He also urged residents to provide useful information that could assist security agencies in tracking down the fleeing suspects and strengthening ongoing efforts to combat kidnapping in the territory.
