The Kaduna police command said on 2nd February 2025, Acting on credible intelligence regarding the movement of armed bandits in Kajuru area, security operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kajuru Division and military personnel advanced into the bush near Doka Village in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA), where they encountered with a gang of armed bandits trying to relocate with their victims to Kajuru Forest.
According to the Command spokesperson DSP Mansir Hassan in a statement he released Sunday night, during the encounter, security forces unleashed heavy casualties on the enemies forcing them to retreat and flee into the forest with Gun wounds, which resulted to the rescue of 23 kidnapped victims, who had earlier been reported being kidnapped in Kauru LGA.
The victims have been safely reunited with their families, the spokesperson disclosed.
Meanwhile, he said, the area has been placed under heightened surveillance and aggressive patrols to prevent further criminal activities.
The Commissioner of Police CP Rabiu Muhammad he also informed has assuresld the public that, the Command remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of residents and will continue to work inline with the Ideals, vision and mission of his excellency Sen. Uba sani on Security of the state and in collaboration with military and other security agencies to combat crime and maintain peace across the state.
