Police repel bandits, rescue 15 abductees in Niger
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The police in Niger State have repelled some bandits and rescued 15 abducted victims in Jellako village of Rafi Local Government Area.
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The VC disclosed this to Daily Trust in an interview in Anyigba.
She said the facilities on ground to aid learning and research were in tune with modernity, adding that they were put in place by the efforts and support of Governor Yahaya Bello spokesman of the police in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, “In an ongoing clearance operation as part of effort to curb or eradicate banditry and other criminality in the state, on 09/05/2022 at about 2030hrs, based on a tip off that suspected armed bandits and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)
She said, “The facilities in place include a library equipped with books and resources that are adequate in terms of number and currency.
“We have provided more solar lights; 40 of which were facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, and 100 were sighted around Jellako village, Rafi LGA, the police immediately move in.
“Consequently, as a result of the firing power of the tactical teams, the bandits fled the scene and some of them escaped into the forest.
“While the hoodlums scampered for their lives, from TETFund.
The VC, while lamenting the damaging effects of COVID-19 and incidences of insecurity in parts of the country, said, “We are particularly thankful to Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State, for his dexterous and resultsyielding handling of the security situation in the state.” they abandoned two of their motorcycles and 15 victims abducted at different locations.”
The police spokesperson further said the victims were rescued unhurt and taken to a nearby hospital, noting that they would soon be reunited with their families.
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