By Aideloje Ojo
Minna
The police in Niger state has said that its officers and men rescued the village head of Unguwan Gizo of Kagara local government area of the state, Malam Haruna Gizo, and three others from kidnappers, over the weekend.
Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Austine Agbonlahor, told journalists in Minna that they were rescued during a joint operation by Kagara police and a vigilance group from Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state.
He explained that the command was taking proactive security measures to deal with any form of security threat, stating: “we have deployed sufficient security personnel to identified areas prone to criminal activities across the state.
“We will continue to adopt proactive security measures to confront any form of threat to enable residents to move on with their legitimate businesses.”
He called for more cooperation from the public to enable the police to rid the state of criminals.
The village head and others were abducted on November 21, at Unguwan Gizo in Kagara local government area of Niger.
