Katsina State police command has rescued a 4-year-old girl and arrested four suspects of a kidnapping syndicate during a coordinated operation that was undertaken in Katsina metropolis.

The development was disclosed by counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, in a post via his X handle.

Makama stated that the operations were based on a report made by Alhaji Badamasi Bala, who reported that two of his daughters, aged 14 years and 4 years, were abducted from his house in Madaci Yan Nono quarters on 20 February, 2025 and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom of ₦50 million.


Acting on the directives of the Commissioner of Police, Katsina State, CP Bello Shehu, the police anti-kidnapping unit commenced an investigation which led to the arrest of the first suspect. Intelligence-driven operations, then led to the arrest of his three accomplices aged, 25, 19 and 16.

The girl was rescued unhurt, meanwhile the police are still searching for her 14-year-old sister.

The suspects, during their interrogation confessed to the crime. One live round of 7.62mm AK-47 ammunition was recovered from them.

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