{"id":45705,"date":"2020-12-29T23:05:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T22:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=45705"},"modified":"2020-12-29T23:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T22:13:20","slug":"police-foils-kidnap-gangs-rustlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/police-foils-kidnap-gangs-rustlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Foils Kidnap Gangs, Rustlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;rescues 23 people, recovers 74 animals<\/p>\n<p>By: Okosun Dennis<\/p>\n<p>Katsina Police Command in the early hours Tuesday, foiled kidnapping attempts after they recovered an AK 47 rifle from the criminals and killed six of them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-45707\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016-110x83.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-20201229-WA0016.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The incident which took place about 02:30hrs, involved about 30 bandits who shot sporadically with AK 47 rifles, and attacked Lambo village, Wurma Ward, Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina state<\/p>\n<p>The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah who confirmed the attack said two persons were killed while 17 women and six children<br \/>\nkidnapped were rescued without stretches.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-45709\" 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blocked all their possible escape routes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Consequently, the teams laid siege for the hoodlums between Ummadau to Kwayawa village and engaged them in a fierce gun duel, as a result of which six of the bandits were killed, and all the 23 kidnapped victims were rescued.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 23 Cows, 20 sheep, and 31 goats including 12 motorcycles and one G3 rifle were recovered.<\/p>\n<p>It was learnt that further operations are ongoing as search parties are still combing the area with a view to arresting more suspected bandits and\/or recover their dead bodies.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katsina Police Command in the early hours Tuesday, foiled kidnapping attempts after they recovered an AK 47 rifle from the criminals and killed six of them.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- 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