{"id":44911,"date":"2020-11-21T06:12:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T05:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=44911"},"modified":"2020-11-21T06:12:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T05:12:12","slug":"at-last-9-asps-out-from-kidnappers-den","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/at-last-9-asps-out-from-kidnappers-den\/","title":{"rendered":"At Last, 9 ASPs Out From kidnapper’s Den"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Okosun Dennis<\/p>\n

Twelve days after they were brazenly kidnapped by gunmen, the Nigeria Police authorities said on Friday that they have successfully rescued the nine Assistant Superintendent of Police.<\/p>\n

The Police officers went missing on 8th November, 2020 between Kankara town and Sheme in Katsina State after the night commercial bus they were traveling in came under attack by heavily armed men.<\/p>\n

It was learnt all the suspected bandits that attacked them were dressed in Military Camouflage.<\/p>\n

Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba explained that the officers, all Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs), were on their way to Gusau in Zamfara State from Maiduguri at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n

“Two of the officers are currently receiving medical attention in a hospital, while the remaining seven are being debriefed.<\/p>

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He added that covert operation to locate and rescue the officers commenced immediately they were discovered missing en-route to their destination.<\/p>\n

However, the apparent delay in commenting on the unfortunate incident was a deliberate decision aimed at protecting the integrity and confidentiality of the rescue operation and the concomitant safety of the officers.<\/p>\n

“It is also important to state that preliminary investigation has shown that the attack on the vehicle was an opportunistic crime as the officers were all traveling in mufti, unarmed and alongside other private citizens in the commercial vehicle.<\/p>\n

DCP Mba, while clarifying the actual number of victims added, “The total number of officers involved in the incident is nine and not 12 as previously, wrongly reported in some sections of the media. Follow-up investigation into the incident is still ongoing.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, reassured Nigerians that the Force is working assiduously to ensure an improved safety and tactical presence of police personnel on our highways as the yuletide approaches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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