- * As Police Urges Public Trust, Confidence In The Joint Security Team
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central)
The abducted Niger-North zonal Chairman (zone C) of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Aminu Musa Bobi, has been released by his abductors and subsequently rescued unhurt after almost a week in captivity.
Bobi was abducted on the 7th of this month by suspected armed bandits when they shot at his car and the driver, one Nasiru Bobi left with a bullet wound on their way to the farm along Ukuru road, Bobi district in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger state.
A statement signed by DSP Wasiu A. Abiodun, the Niger State Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), for the Commissioner of Police, said, while the driver who was shot on the leg was abandoned in the nearby bush, the assailants abducted Musa Bobi.
With the information about the attack, the statement said the Command mobilized a joint Police, Army, and Vigilante team to the area for manhunt of the gunmen after the driver was rescued and taken to the general hospital in Kontagora for treatment.
The statement said, “The abducted chairman was released by his abductors on 13th August at about 15:30 hours and surfaced around Igwama forest, Bobi district area of Mariga Local Government of the state”. Aminu Musa Bobi was subsequently rescued from the forest, debriefed and taken to Kontagora General hospital for medical attention, while efforts to track down the culprits is being intensified”.
The Niger State Police Commissioner, Bala Kuryas, according to the statement, appreciates the support of Nigerlites without whose support the feat by the security agencies would not have been possible. He urged the people of the state to continue investing their trust and confidence in the joint security team.
The Police Commissioner however expressed the commitment and preparedness of the Niger State Police Command to ensure that the remaining students of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya are equally released and rescued unhurt.
While soliciting for more support and cooperation of Nigerlites by giving useful information to the Police towards achieving the desired, Bala Kuryas encouraged the citizenry to be security conscious for a more secured environment. NNL.
