Banditry: Security Forces Rescue 4 Abducted Persons In Sokoto

A joint operation led by men of the Department of State Services, DSS, has rescued another 4 abducted persons in Sokoto State.

This followed an operation carried out at the bandits’ den by the team.

One of the rescued victims, Malam Umar Umar Dankoli Kagarar Rima said the bandits kidnapped him along with his 13 years old granddaughter for 26 days.

He said while in the bandits’ custody, the kidnappers demanded 50 million naira as ransom and later reduced it to 10 million naira.

Malam Umar Dankoli said after some days, only one million naira was raised through contributions and was taken to the bandits by his eldest son about 9 days ago.

The victim further narrated how the bandits also kidnapped his son and insisted on an additional 10 million naira ransom for their release.

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Malam Dankoli said they remained in the hands of bandits until last Friday when they were rescued by the joint patrol team at the Bandit’s camp.

The Special Adviser to the Sokoto State governor on Security Matters, retired Colonel Abdulhamid Usman said the successes being recorded by the Security forces in tackling banditry is not unconnected with the support being given to security agencies by Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto.

He said in the last eleven days, significant successes have been recorded in the fight against banditry in the state.

Colonel Abdulhamid appealed to the people to continue to give useful information to security agencies to enable them to achieve more success.

(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)