No kidnapping on Kaduna – Abuja highway — Police declares

Form: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

Kaduna State Police Command has refuted allegations that armed bandits have abducted a score of persons along the Kaduna – Abuja highway and whisked them to an unknown place.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command ASP Mansur Hassan stated this in a statement made available to the media in Kaduna yesterday.
ASP Mansur said on 6th January 2024 there was a heavy gun duel along the Kaduna – Abuja expressway between security operatives and armed bandits who in large numbers attempted to cross the said expressway at the Dogon fili area heading towards Jere axis and were engaged in a fierce shoot-out by the well alerted security agents who dislodged the hoodlums and ensured a lot of them only escaped but with gunshot wounds.
“Hence, the Police Command is calling on the public around that axis to be on the watch for any person or persons nursing suspected bullet injuries and report the same to the closest Police station or any security outfit.
“In the course of the battle commuters plying the highway were caught in a crossfire, of six persons sustained varying degrees of bullet injuries.
“ They are; Jibrin Tasiu Jummai Abubakar ,Zafira Abubakar and; AbdulKarim Nurudeen
“ Others are L/Cpl Chinedu Jerry Moneke and Ayo James They were all rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
“The Police Command wishes to further state that this was an unfortunate isolated incident in a long time as the Kaduna – Abuja expressway has since been fortified for the use of commuters thus, the general public should disregard the misleading fear-inducing story.
“Equally, the Commissioner of Police Kaduna State Command, CP A.D. Ali, is calling on journalists to always verify their story with concerned security agencies before going to press. This he said will ensure that only the correct information is. availed to the public.”