32 kidnapped victims rescued in NW Nigeria

LAGOS: FEB. 1 – Nigerian police said on Monday that 32 people kidnapped by bandits have been freed in different parts of the northwestern state of Zamfara.

Mohammed Shehu, the spokesperson for Zamfara police, told reporters in a press briefing in Gusau, the state’s capital city, that the police, in collaboration with other security agencies, rescued the victims who were abducted in Niger, Katsina, and Zamfara State respectively.

According to him, the victims were rescued between last Wednesday and Sunday. He said the released victims will be medically checked and debriefed before being reunited with their respective families.

There have been a series of gunmen attacks in northern Nigeria in recent months, leading to deaths and kidnappings.

-Xinhua