Police rescue five kidnapped victims and arrest three suspects in Kebbi

Kebbi State police rescued five kidnapped people and arrested three suspects in an operation in Dakingari, Suru Local Government Area. The kidnappers had abducted three residents of Dolen Kwandage village; police and local vigilantes pursued them, forcing them to abandon their captives, and also rescued two women previously abducted from Yarma. All five victims were unharmed and were examined at Dakingari General Hospital before reuniting with their families; other gang members escaped, reportedly with suspected gunshot injuries. Police recovered an unregistered Haojue motorcycle, 308,000 naira, a chain and a jerrycan, and are pursuing the fleeing suspects.