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Security Operatives Neutralize Five Bandits, Rescue Kidnap Victims In Taraba
The operation was triggered by a raid on Komi village in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area the previous night, where kidnappers abducted four villagers.
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Following the incident, the village’s vigilante group alerted the police, who then teamed up to confront the criminals.
Taraba State Commissioner of Police, David Iloyonomon, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with Channels Television.
He explained that the kidnappers ambushed the security forces during the pursuit to rescue the hostages, but were forced to retreat due to the operatives’ superior firepower.
As the chase intensified, the kidnappers abandoned two of the abducted villagers and fled further into the bush.
Iloyonomon added that a shift in the security team’s tactics ultimately led to the successful rescue of the remaining two victims.
”At the end of the encounter, 5 of the kidnappers were killed and 4 of the victims rescued,” Iloyonomon said.
”The last two were beaten by the kidnappers and sustained varying degrees of injuries and were taken to a health facility in Iware village and are responding to treatment.
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One of the killed kidnappers, according to the police commissioner was once arrested and charged to court, went back to kidnapping after being released and luck ran against him.
”We will not relent in our efforts to rid the state of kidnapping and other crimes because we have changed our strategies to ensure that kidnappers do not have a filled day in Taraba.
”We rely on intelligence from various security agencies which assists greatly in combating crime in the state.”
The Commissioner said he has embarked on working visits to various divisions located in the local councils to instil synergy between the police, professional hunters and vigilante group to ensure professionalism in the discharge of duties.
”I have recently embarked on working visits to local government areas and various police divisional offices and have directed that police officers in their respective domains should coordinate the activities of vigilante officers to enable them work within the ambit of the rules of engagement and the rule of law towards the security of lives and property,” he said.
He believes that the collaboration is yielding more effective results because his watchword since assumption is that the vigilante group and the professional hunters are integral parts of security apparatus and they have been supportive of police activities.
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