A kidnapping operation at Boto, a village in the Tafawa Balewa LGA of the State, resulted in the death of Mua’zu Danladi, a 25-year-old man, according to the Bauchi State Police Command.
According to rumours, the village is where Ahmed Adamu Muazu, a former governor of the state, is from.
The Command has also confirmed that during the early-morning operation on Wednesday, July 13, the kidnappers made off with 3 people.
In addition to confirming the kidnapping, SP Ahmed Wakili, the PPRO of the Command, also stated that the abductors attacked the village at around 1.30 am, shooting sporadically to fend off any counterattack, before fleeing with the victims and killing one person in the process.
He added that the Police Commissioner, Umar Sanda, immediately ordered the DPO in charge of the Tafawa Balewa Division to take immediate action after receiving a distress call from someone reporting that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers had entered Boto village.
The gunmen had left with the victims, the DPO said, adding that he had mobilised his men and rushed to the village.
“Our men are currently looking through the bushes in search of the criminals. We will locate them, apprehend them, and prosecute them, in sha Allah, he declared.
Additionally, the Police Spokesperson reaffirmed that the Command, under the direction of the Police Commissioner, was constantly prepared to defend the lives and property of law abiding citizens of the State.
In order to reassure the family members that the kidnapped victims will be rescued safely and reunited with their families, he continued by saying that the Command had in the past moved swiftly to rescue kidnapped victims and was prepared to do the same thing in this case.
