By Braxton Ilobah

Kaduna State Government has commended police operatives who thwarted  an attempted kidnapping at Dankande, Igabi local government area on Monday.

The officers, while providing an escort services to an expatriate late on Monday night, ran into an ambush laid by armed bandits around Dankande.

After a prolonged gun duel, the bandits were repelled, many carrying serious gunshot wounds as they fled into the forest. A subsequent search of the area resulted in the discovery of lifeless body of one of the bandits, along with four AK-47 magazines, loaded with 120 rounds of live ammunition. A mobile phone was also recovered, and is now central to ongoing investigations according to police sources.

In a statement on Tuesday,  Kaduna State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan said Governor Nasir El-Rufai  welcomed the report with satisfaction, and has conveyed his gratitude to the Commissioner of Police,  Umar Muri and his team.

He said “the Governor reserved special praise for the operatives who foiled the attack, and lauded their gallantry” adding that letters of commendation from the Governor will be issued to the police operatives.


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