Police operatives attached to the Assakio Division in Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in collaboration with local vigilantes have arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued three victims.
The arrest of the suspects came when security personnel stormed their hideouts in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of Lafia East Development Area.
Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Friday explained that the security operatives rescued the victims unhurt, treated and later reunited them with their families.
He stated that a complaint was lodged on January 7, 2026, that suspected kidnappers invaded Angara village and abducted two females, leaving behind an infant, and later kidnapped another male in the same village.
Following the information, the statement said 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.
The suspects he explained have confessed to committing the crime and have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department on the directive of the Commissioner of Police for thorough investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police assured the people of Nasarawa State of the command’s sustained onslaught against all forms of criminality across the state.
Police arrest six suspected kidnappers, rescue three victims in Nasarawa
