Katsina police foil kidnapping attempt, rescue 10 passengers along Funtua-Gusau road
By: Zagazola Makama
The Police in Katsina has foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued 10 passengers along the Funtua-Gusau road.
It was gathered that the suspected armed bandits barricaded Marabar Bangori junction and attacked a light-green DAF truck driven by Haruna Dauda of Lafia, Nasarawa State, conveying 10 passengers from Yankara village to Jos.
Upon receiving the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer promptly mobilized an APC patrol team that responded swiftly to the scene.
The police engaged the bandits in a gun battle, forcing them to abandon the kidnapped victims and flee into the nearby bush.
The driver and the 10 passengers were rescued unhurt.
