Two kidnappers and a vigilante have been killed during a gun battle with a team of security operatives in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
A number of the suspected kidnapers escaped with gunshot wounds during the encounter between Police operatives attached to Tulu Division and vigilante group in the area at toro local government.
The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated that in a statement made available to our journalists in the state on Thursday 1 september 2022.
He said that intelligence reports available to the Police at the Tulu Division, indicated that the kidnappers blocked Tulu-Rishi Road on 26th August, 2022 and kidnapped one Alhaji Alhassan Gambo of Anguwan Bawa in Kaduna State and shot one Alh Mujitafa Usman of Funtua LGA Katsina State who was a business trip to the area.
He further said that on receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer mobilized his men and the vigilante to go after the suspects and attack them.
According to him, the team intercepted the suspected kidnappers at Doka Auwalu Mountain in Toro LGA, and engaged them in a gun battle which to the killing of two of them (kidnappers), adding that it was in the process that one of the vigilante also killed.
The Police said: “In furtherance of our commitment to crackdown criminals elements, on 27th August, 2022 at about 9.00pm, credible intelligence available at the disposal of Tulu Divisional Police headquarters on the activities of suspected kidnappers, that on the 26th August 2022 suspected kidnappers had blocked Tulu-Rishi Road.
“They kidnapped one Alh Alhassan Gambo of anguwan Bawa, Kaduna State and shot one Alh Mujitafa Usman of Funtua LGA Katsina State who was a business trip to Tulu.
“Later, on 28 August, 2022, a combined team of policemen led by Divisional Police Officer Tulu Division and vigilante embarked on combing their enclave on intelligence report.
“On 29th August, 2022, suspected kidnappers were attack at Doka Auwalu Mountain of Tama ward Toro LGA, swiftly with a gun duel, following hot exchange of superior firepower from the operatives, two of the suspects were neutralized at the spot, whereas others were subdued and scampered in disarray with gunshot wounds into the nearby forest.
“Unfortunately, one vigilante member have been killed there.
“Consequently, the operatives successfully rescued the following victims: Alh Alhassan Gambo, male (60-old) of Anguwan Bawa Kaduna State; Badamasi Saadu and Abdullahi Sani.
“The aforementioned victims were rescued by the operatives unhurt and subsequently reunited to there families after medical examination.”
He said that three kidnapped victims has rescued by the team unhurt and in good health condition.