The Zamfara state Police Command has rescued 24 persons, including five students, kidnapped while writing their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, SSCE in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkanah stated this while handing over the rescued victims to state government in Gusau, adding that operatives deployed to various locations in the state succeeded in rescuing the victims.
He added that among those rescued, were four students of Government Secondary School, Birnin Yero, who were writing their SSCE examination and one other student of Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda.
Elkanah said the rescued victims would undergo medical checks and police debriefings before being handed over to the state government to be re-united with their families.
Commissioner for Information Ibrahim Dosara, while receiving the victims on behalf of the state government, applauded the police and other security agencies for the efforts. He also appreciated the synergy between the state government and the security agencies in fight against insecurity in the state.
