The Kaduna State Police Command says it has rescued two victims and killed two of their abductors while repelling a terrorist attack at Tsamiyar Gamzako, Kafur Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, in a statement on Thursday said the police and vigilante groups had responded to a distress call reporting the attack.
The statement said, “Today, April 21, 2022, a distress call was received that terrorists in their numbers, armed with AK 47 rifles, attacked Tsamiyar Gamzako village, Kafur LGA. The terrorists kidnapped one Hama Sanusi, aged 30, and her 15-month-old daughter, Aisha Sanusi.
“Consequently, a combined team of police and vigilante groups were alerted. The team blocked and engaged the hoodlums into a fierce gun duel, successfully repelled the terrorists, and neutralised two of them.
“The kidnapped victims were rescued alive, unhurt.
“In the course of scanning the scene, one AK 47 rifle with four rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and two locally-fabricated pistols with six rounds of bullets were recovered.”
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Idrisu Dabban-Dauda, has assured residents that the command will repel every criminal activities in the state.