The police, on Thursday, rescued five persons kidnapped by some gunmen at Tungan-Maje, Gwagalada area council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The rescue operation was carried out in an operation that witnessed heavy gunfight with the gunmen, spokesman of the police command in FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, said in a statement he issued.
He noted that protection of lives and property remained the core of the command’s policing mandate and that it would continue to inject fresh strategies that would place the security of the Federal Capital Territory at its optimum.
“Operatives had a fierce gun confrontation with the heavily armed gunmen and successfully rescued five out of the 10 kidnapped victims.
“The Command wishes to inform the public that when it received a distress call on Kidnap of some persons at about 0130hrs in Tungan Maje, a village bordering FCT and Niger State, a joint team of Police operatives from the Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Rapid Response Squad and Zuba Police Division responded swiftly to the occasion.
“During a fierce gun confrontation with the heavily armed hoodlums, the Police team successfully rescued five of the kidnapped victims,” he said.
Manzah enjoined residents of the community to remain calm and support the police operatives in their effort to secure the remaining victims, adding that the command was trailing the assailants.
Source: NAN
