The Kaduna State Police Command has reiterated its commitment to ensure the safe rescue of all those kidnapped along Kaduna-Zaria highway.
The command’s spokesman, Yakubu Sabo gave the assurance in a press statement, in Kaduna.
The Command had confirmed the death of six people in an attack by suspected kidnappers on the convoy of Emir of Potiskum, Umaru Bubaram on Kaduna-Zaria highway.
Sabo said the attack, near Maraban-Jos, was carried out gunmen in large numbers, dressed in military camouflage, who intercepted some commuters along the highway.
He said that on sighting the escort vehicle of the Emir of Potiskum, the hoodlums started shooting indiscriminately at the commuters and took some yet- to- be identified persons away to an unknown destination.
Sabo added that, the Police Commissioner, Umar Muri has ordered the deployment of more police operatives along the axis to reinforce the existing operational units of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Anti-Kidnapping and Police Mobile Force personnel currently in operation.
