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Police operatives have arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued three abducted persons in Nasarawa State.
The operation was carried out by officers from the Assakio Division in collaboration with local vigilantes, who stormed the hideouts of kidnappers in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages within the Lafia East Development Area of Lafia Local Government Area.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, January 9, in Lafia.
He explained that the operation followed a complaint received on January 7, 2026, which reported that armed kidnappers had invaded Angara village, abducted two women, and left behind an infant, before later seizing a male victim in the same community.
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Nansel said the Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, ordered an immediate manhunt for the perpetrators after receiving the report.
“Acting on this information, the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, immediately ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators, which culminated in the successful arrest of the suspects and the rescue of the victims.”
The victims, two women and one man, were rescued without injuries, given immediate medical attention and reunited with their families.
He hinted that the suspects had confessed to the crime and had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and prosecution.
He further stated that the Commissioner of Police has reassured residents of Nasarawa State of the command’s resolve to sustain its crackdown on all forms of criminal activity across the state.
