Masari moves to rescue 20 abductees sold to Burkina Faso

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state has initiated the process of rescuing 20 indigenes of the state  kidnapped and sold to agents of modern day slavery in Burkina Faso, a West- African country.

Sources said the governor’s special adviser on drugs, narcotics and trafficking, Alhaji Hamza Brodo has this weekend left for Burkina Faso to negotiate for their release.

When contacted, Brodo said, “Yes, I will be traveling to Burkina Faso this weekend. But I won’t give you details until I return.”

Further investigations uncovered that the victims were allegedly picked in Kankara local government area by bandits and sold to a woman in Cotonou who in turn sold them to another slave merchant in Burkina Faso.

The special adviser said, “I will only get to know if the 20 victims were indigenes of Katsina state after meeting them and their captors.”

 Katsina state had initiated dialogue with the dreaded bandit groups in the state which led to the release of hundreds of kidnap victims in the state.

Governor Masari personally visited the bandit’s camps inside the state forest and encouraged them to embrace peace.

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