THE Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday, mentioned the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Authorities has to this point rescued over 1,000 kidnap victims with out paying a ransom.
Ribadu mentioned this when he obtained 22 college students and employees of the Federal College of Gusau, Zamfara State, rescued on Sunday.
The bandits had, on September 22, 2023, invaded the establishment and kidnapped over 30 college students and members of employees.
The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mani Mummuni, who was on the college to sympathise with the households and the college authorities over the incident, referred to as on safety businesses to hasten the rescue of the kidnapped college students.
In a press assertion, the spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, assured that the command would make sure the rescue of all of the kidnapped college students, because it had deployed an extra tactical crew for search-and-rescue operations.
The police famous that “On September 22, 2023, at about 0250hrs, suspected bandits, using on about 50 bikes, armed with subtle weapons, invaded three college students’ rented flats in Sabon Gida Village close to the Federal College, Gusau and kidnapped an unspecified variety of college students, taking them to an unknown vacation spot.”
Seven of the scholars have been rescued whereas two escaped, leaving 22 others in captivity.
On Sunday, the 22, comprising 15 college students and 7 staff of the college, have been rescued in an train coordinated by the Nationwide Counter-Terrorism Centre.
Talking whereas receiving the scholars in Abuja, the NSA appreciated the safety operatives for rescuing the scholars “with out dropping anybody of them or paying any ransom.”
He mentioned, “On behalf of the President, I thank all these concerned within the profitable rescue of the victims with out dropping anybody of them or paying any ransom.
“That is but once more successful story in our efforts to free all these being unlawfully held in captivity.
“Now we have to this point launched over a thousand such victims with out noise and with full respect to their privateness and security.
“This event marks a ultimate juncture in a collection of rescues now we have undertaken in the previous couple of months, to free victims of current instances of mass abductions.
“Going ahead, we’re strengthening regulation enforcement and safety measures to stop these abductions and strengthen bodily safety throughout weak communities.”
Ribadu urged the scholars and college staff to not enable their expertise to interrupt them, however ought to fairly make them stronger.”
In March, the army rescued 137 college students kidnapped from Kaduna State, with the Federal Authorities saying no ransom was paid, regardless of that the bandits demanded N1bn.
The NSA additionally thanked the dad and mom of the rescued victims for his or her endurance and understanding through the interval and recommended safety businesses for his or her sacrifices.
Earlier, the Nationwide Coordinator, NCTC, Maj-Gen Adamu Laka (retd.), mentioned search and rescue operations carried out by safety businesses led to the discharge of the scholars in three batches.
He mentioned, “Search and rescue was carried out by a mixed crew of regulation enforcement businesses and the abductees have been subsequently launched in three batches, after 207 days in captivity.
“The primary batch was rescued on March 15 the second batch was rescued on April 12 and the final batch rescued on April 14.
“All of the abductees have been profiled at NCTC whereas the ONSA Medical Workforce examined them and administered minor remedies on the bruises sustained by three of them.
“4 of them have been recognized with malaria and are being handled. Not one of the females was molested and all of the females examined damaging for being pregnant take a look at.”
