Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed, on Monday received five kidnapped girls who were earlier rescued from terrorists.
According to Channels, the rescued girls were presented to Matawalle by the Assitant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10, Bello Sani Deljan, along with the State Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf.
The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Digital and New Media said in a press release that the five girls had been held captive for the past seven months.
The statement said that it took the combined efforts of the Police and other security agents, along with help from the State Security Council, to finally get the girls, who are in high school, out of danger.
It said that the governor praised the security officers’ persistence and asked them to do more to stop the problem of bandits in the state.
“He called on citizens in the state to courageously fight informants by reporting suspects to the authorities without fear.
“Without informants, the bandits will be strongly incapacitated and will quickly be defeated.
“The Governor, then, directed that the girls be taken to the Hospital and proper medical check done on them for the next few days before they are re-united with their respective families,” the statement added
