Governor Bello Mohammed of Zamfara state on Monday ay received at five kidnapped girls who were earlier rescued from terrorists.
They were presented to the governor by the Assitant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10, Bello Sani Deljan, along with the State Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf.
According to a press statement by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Digital and New media, the five girls were in captivity for the past seven months.
The statement revealed that it then took the combined efforts of the Police and other security operatives, supported by the State Security Council, which led to the final rescue of the girls who are in secondary school ages.
It said the governor commended the doggedness of the security men and urged them to put more efforts in ending the problem of banditry in the state.
“He called on citizens in the state to courageously fight informants by reporting suspects to the authorities without fear.
“Without informants, the bandits will be strongly incapacitated and will quickly be defeated.
“The Governor, then, directed that the girls be taken to the Hospital and proper medical check done on them for the next few days before they are re-united with their respective families,” the statement added.
