The Kaduna State Police Command has disclosed that four people were killed in the Friday night attack at Ungwan Dankali, Zaria Local Government Area.
This was made known in a statement by the State Commissioner of Police, Musa Yusuf Garba, through the Command’s Spokesperson, ASP Mansur Hassan, adding that its men in collaboration with other security forces, have rescued five kidnapped victims and arrested one suspected to be among the bandits responsible for the attack.
Garba, who commiserated with the families of those that lost their lives during the incident, said on the receipt of the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer Dan magaji Division and the Area Commander Zaria Area Command, mobilized their personnel immediately to the location where six persons were found critically injured.
The CP said the injured persons were immediately evacuated to the Muslim Clinic Hospital Zaria where the doctors on duty confirmed four of the victims’ dead, while the remaining victims were immediately admitted at the said Hospital.
In the statement, PPRO, said, “Thereafter, the joint response teams consisting of the Police, Military and Civilian JTF went in pursuit of the Bandits, due to the superior fire power of the Security forces, the hoodlums were forced to abandon five (5) kidnapped victims namely:(1) Halima Musa ‘F’ 27 years, (2) Rukaiya Salisu ‘F’ 25 years, (3) Ummi Sadisu ‘F’, (4) Yusuf Musa ‘M’ 8 months, and (5) Aisha Rabiu ‘F’ 2 years.
“The victims were immediately rescued and conveyed to the above mentioned Hospital. “Meanwhile, one of the suspects Mansir Umar ‘M’ of After Rail Unguwar Dankali was immediately arrested in possession of several military woodland camouflage wears and is strongly suspected to be one of the gunmen who attacked the said community.”
ASP Hassan said preliminary investigation has since commenced and the suspect is cooperating with the Police while concerted effort is being intensified toward the arresting the remaining fleeing bandits.
“The Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, while commiserating with the family members of the deceased and further Colling on members of the public to volunteer in assisting the Police with any relevant information that will lead to the arresting of the remaining fleeing bandits.”
