The Zamfara State Police Command has claimed that its operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit have repelled a planned attack by armed bandits, saying that they rescued five abducted women and children along the Dansadau–Gusau highway.
According to a statement issued by the State Police Spokesman, DSP Yazid Abubakar, the operatives were said to be on a confidence-building patrol along the Gusau–Dansadau Road when they encountered distressed motorists and commuters who had been blocked by armed bandits.
The statement added that upon sighting the bandits, the police operatives swiftly engaged them in a gun duel, forcing the criminals to retreat into the bush with possible gunshot injuries, abandoning their
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