Zamfara police rescue kidnapped 52-year-old security guard

The Zamfara State Police Command has said it rescued a security guard, identified as Malam Hassan Abdullahi, abducted on Dec, 29, in Gusau.

The Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

He noted that the 52-year-old man was abducted at about 1:30 am on Friday when gunmen stormed a house he was working at Sabon Garin Damba.

Abubakar stated that the armed men had invaded the house of one Alhaji Kabiru Umar, a staff of Zamfara College of Art and Science Gusau, where they went away with the security guard.

“On receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer of Damba, mobilised a team of detectives for a search and rescue operation.

“They intercepted the abductors at the outskirts of Sabon Garin Damba and on sighting the police the hoodlums fired at the victim on his right hand and took to their heels with possible gunshot wounds.

“The victim was rescued and taken to Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau and is responding to treatment,” the command spokesman added.