Police operatives attached to the Assakio Division, in collaboration with local vigilantes, have successfully stormed kidnappers’ hideouts in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of Lafia East Development Area in the Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The operation led to the arrest of six suspected kidnappers and the rescue of three victims—two females and one male.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed in a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Friday.
According to him, the victims were rescued unhurt, promptly treated, and reunited with their families.
He said, “This operation followed a complaint lodged on January 7, 2026, reporting that suspected kidnappers invaded Angara village and abducted two females, leaving behind an infant, and later kidnapped another male in the same village.
“Acting on this information, the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, immediately ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators, which culminated in the successful arrest of the suspects and the rescue of the victims.”
Nansel further explained that the suspects had confessed to the commission of the crime and had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department on the directive of the Commissioner of Police for thorough investigation and prosecution.
He added that the Commissioner of Police assures the good people of Nasarawa State of the command’s sustained onslaught against all forms of criminality across the state.
