KADUNA POLICE COMMAND FOILS KIDNAP ATTEMPT ON EXPATRIATE.... Neutralizes One Bandit, Recovers Loaded AK-47 Magazines

"A joint team of the Police and Military personnel while on search of the area today 22nd June, 2021 recovered the lifeless body of one of the bandit, four (4) AK47 magazines fully loaded with one hundred and twenty (120) rounds of live 7.62 X 39mm ammunition and a mobile phone".... Jalige.

The Kaduna State Police Command Headquarters has again foiled a kidnap attempt on an expatriate at the Dankande area of Igabi Local Government Council Area of the state.

The Spokesman for the Kaduna state Command, ASP Muhammed Jalige made this known on Monday in a statement he signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP U. M. Muri.

According to ASP Muhammed Jalige in the statement, "on  the 21st June, 2021 at about 2133hrs while on escort duty of an expatriate to Plan Farm Phase at  Dankande area of Igabi LGA Police Officers ran into an ambush laid by suspected armed bandits who in their desperate attempt to Kidnap the expatriate, shot berserkly at the Officers which however was met with stiffer resistance from the Operatives". 

"The gun duel lasted for some time but the Operatives were able to repel the bandits and secure the Indian expatriate unhurt. Meanwhile, the bandits fled into the forest with bullet wounds".

"A joint team of the Police and Military personnel while on search of the area today 22nd June, 2021 recovered the lifeless body of one of the bandit, four (4) AK47 magazines fully loaded with one hundred and twenty (120) rounds of live 7.62 X 39mm ammunition and a mobile phone".

"The recovered body has been deposited at the morgue while forensic analysis of the said phone is being carried out with the view of getting more details on the gang, their activities as well as location for a possible dislodgement of their Camps".

"The Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command, CP UM Muri commended the act of gallantry exhibited by the Operatives and urged other Officers of the Command to emulate same", the statement conluded.