<ش>Driver Killed, Four Passengers Abducted in Suspected Kidnapping Attack in Niger StateNaijawebinfo, the attack happened at a location between Kwana-Barau and Kundu village in Niger State. The perpetrators ambushed the vehicle, a Toyota with the registration number LND 863 YF, and fatally shot the driver. They then took four passengers captive.
In a separate operation, the state police command successfully rescued 19 passengers who were kidnapped while traveling from Sokoto to Bayelsa. The passengers were attacked by kidnappers on November 1, 2024, while traveling in a Toyota Bus with the registration number LG 08 DGS. They were intercepted along the Tegina-Zungeru road in Niger State and taken into a nearby forest.
The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed both incidents in a statement on Monday, emphasizing that the victims were rescued unharmed in both cases.
“In a statement issued on November 3, 2024, Abiodun explained that a joint security team responded swiftly to the attack, combing the Kattako forest in Rafi Local Government Area.
Four of the abducted passengers were rescued unhurt, and efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the remaining one still in captivity,” Abiodun said.
The authorities also revealed that an intense operation led to the safe rescue of the 19 passengers abducted from the Sokoto-Bayelsa journey. Abiodun explained that security operatives pursued the kidnappers, leading to the recovery of 12 victims on November 2 in the Pangugari forest, Rafi LGA, and the rescue of the remaining 7 victims later that evening.
“The victims received medical care at a nearby clinic and were safely returned to Sokoto on November 3,” Abiodun disclosed.
