Brave Kano Victim Escapes Kidnappers After Brutal Beating, Exposes Hideout in Kaduna
- A kidnap victim, AbdulHamid Bello, escaped his captors and, despite being severely beaten, led Kano police to a kidnappers' den in Kaduna state
- The subsequent police raid resulted in the rescue of a second hostage, 65-year old Musa Idris, while the kidnappers fled, abandoning a motorcycle and rope
- In a separate incident, police also rescued a 19-year-old kidnap victim in Kaduna, as the Command intensified its manhunt for the fleeing suspects
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Kano state - A 21-year-old man, AbdulHamid Bello from Kano state, who escaped from his kidnappers has led operatives to their den, leading to the rescue of a 65-year-old man, Musa Idris.
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The Kano state Police Command said the rescue operation was carried out on Tuesday, October 7, after Mr. Bello, who was abducted and severely beaten, managed to escape and sought help from passersby.
A broadcast by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on Thursday, October 9, said upon receiving the report, the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in conjunction with a surveillance team from Bebeji Division, mobilised to the scene.
“The victim later led the police team to the suspected kidnappers’ den in Saya-Saya, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where another victim, one Musa Idris, 65 year old male, was rescued,” the statement said.
It added that the kidnappers fled on sighting the police team, abandoning one motorcycle and a rope, which were recovered as exhibits.
The police said the two rescued victims have been reunited with their families for medical attention.
In a related development, the police said on October 9, its operatives secured the release of another kidnap victim, Ashiru Murtala, 19, who was abducted in Beli Village, Rogo LGA of Kano state, on Sunday, October 5.
The victim was however found abandoned at a sugar cane farm in Hunkuyi, Kudan LGA of Kaduna state.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has directed that the rescued victims receive immediate medical attention, while a manhunt for the fleeing suspects has been intensified.
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Meanwhile, the command reassured the public of its commitment to combating crime and urged residents to report any suspicious movement to the nearest security formation.
Married men seek inclusion in Kano mass wedding
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Kano state government, led by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, announced a mass wedding scheme for 2,000 couples.
The scheme is intended to promote morality, ease financial burdens associated with marriage, and reduce social vices.
Unexpectedly, some already-married men (especially those wanting to take on additional wives) are appealing to be included in the scheme, so that they can legally and affordably “formalise” polygamous marriages.
Kano youths protest shisha ban enforcement
In another development, Legit.ng reported that the Kano state Hisbah Board, under the Shariah Commission, announced an immediate ban on the sale and smoking of shisha across the state.
The decision was part of efforts to curb immoral behavior and enforce Islamic principles among residents.
However, the sudden enforcement of the ban sparked outrage among youths and business owners who rely on shisha sales for their daily income. Many of them took to the streets, lamenting that the directive would destroy their only source of livelihood.
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