Katsina Police Rescue Four Victims from Bandit Attack

On Wednesday at approximately 12:22 am, armed bandits attacked Makwanta village, abducting three female residents. Following a distress call, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Dutsin-Ma mobilized operatives who tracked the fleeing bandits toward the Dutsin-Ma-Danmusa border.

The police team intercepted the suspects and engaged them in a gun battle, forcing the bandits to retreat into the bush with suspected gunshot wounds. The operation successfully rescued four individuals: 14-year-old Marawiya Musa, 50-year-old Mariya Ibrahim, 21-year-old Amina Ibrahim, and a nursing baby, all unharmed.

Additionally, the police recovered an AK-47 rifle with five rounds of live ammunition, a Tecno mobile phone, three MP3 players, a knife, and three wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. Katsina State Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Umar Fage, commended the DPO and his operatives for their swift response and encouraged residents to provide timely information to security agencies.