Katsina police kill two terrorists, rescue woman, baby

 

30-year-old woman, HaMa Sanusi and her 15 month old baby, Aisha Sanusi, have been rescued after police killed two out of the seven terrorists who kidnapped them from Tsamiyar Gamzako village in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Sanusi and her baby were rescued after a combined team of Police and vigilante group engaged the terrorist’s in a gun duel after being alerted by members of the community who saw the hoodlums while trying to find an escape route out of the community.

The state police spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this while parading the remains of the hoodlums at the state force headquarter on Thursday.

SP Gambo said the team successfully repelled the terrorists and recovered the following items while scanning the scene: one AK 47 rifle with four (4) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and two locally fabricated pistols with six (6) rounds.

However, five of the terrorists escaped and fled the scene as search parties are still combing the area with a view of arresting the fleeing terrorists.

The PPRO while addressing the press said: “Today 21/04/2022, at about 0400hrs, a distress call was received that terrorists in their numbers, armed with AK 47 rifles, attacked Tsamiyar Gamzako village, Kafur LGA and kidnapped one HaMa Sanusi, ‘M’, aged 30yrs and her little daughter, Aisha Sanusi, ‘f’, age 15 months. Consequently, a combine team of Police and vigilante group were alerted. The team blocked and engaged the hoodlums into a fierce gun duel.

“The team successfully repelled the terrorists and neutralized two of them. In the course of scanning the scene, one AK 47 rifle with four (4) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and two locally fabricated pistols with six (6) rounds were recovered. Some of the terrorists escaped and fled the scene as search parties are still combing the area with a view of arresting the fleeing terrorists.