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Police rescue abducted woman, son from Kwara forest hideout
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Crime & Justice

Police rescue abducted woman, son from Kwara forest hideout

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Nigerian police rescued an abducted woman and her two-year-old son from a forest hideout in Kwara State.
  • The rescue operation involved tactical maneuvers by the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team and local security groups.
  • Authorities are intensifying efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects and dismantle the criminal network responsible.

Police in Nigeria's Kwara State have successfully rescued a 43-year-old woman and her two-year-old son from a forest hideout. The operation, conducted by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team in collaboration with local security support groups, followed credible intelligence.

The kidnappers opened fire on the operatives upon sighting them but were repelled after a tactical response, forcing them to flee deeper into the forest.

— CSP Aniete Okokon InieduDescribing the confrontation during the rescue operation.

According to Force Public Relations Officer CSP Aniete Okokon Iniedu, the kidnappers opened fire on the operatives upon their arrival. However, the police repelled the attack, forcing the abductors to flee deeper into the forest. The operatives then searched the area and freed the victims, identified as Adijat Kuburat and her son Abdul Malik Hamzat.

The mother and child had been taken to a medical facility, where they are receiving treatment and care.

— CSP Aniete Okokon InieduProviding an update on the victims' condition after the rescue.

The mother and child have been taken to a medical facility for treatment and care. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, commended the operatives for their professionalism and courage. He reiterated the police force's commitment to combating kidnapping and other violent crimes through sustained intelligence-led operations.

Efforts had been intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects and dismantle the criminal network responsible for the abduction.

— CSP Aniete Okokon InieduOutlining the next steps in the investigation and pursuit of the criminals.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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