Army, police rescue five kidnapped sisters inside Kaduna forest

BREAKING: Police rescue five kidnapped sisters inside Kaduna forest

The police have confirmed the rescue of five out of the six Al-Kadriyar sisters kidnapped in Abuja on January 2.

The rescue was carried out by a joint operation of the Federal Capital Territory Police anti-kidnapping squad, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army.

The rescue comes exactly a week after one of the sisters, Nabeeha was killed over delay in payment of the initial N60 million ransom which was later raised to N700 million.

The FCT police command in a statement said the sisters were successfully rescued in the Kajuru forest in Kaduna State around 11:30 pm on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

Also freed were four members of lawyer Oladosu Ariyo family, the wife and three other children, kidnapped in the Dutse area of the capital.

The kidnappers killed Folashade Ariyo, a 13 year old, who was initially kidnapped with them, just as they killed one of Al-Kadriyar’s daughters, identified as Nabeeha. She was a 400 level student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the news and commended the efforts of the security operatives involved in the rescue mission.

Expressing gratitude to Inspector-General of Police IGP Olukayode Egbetokun for deploying the newly commissioned Special Intervention Squad, which enhanced the security architecture of the FCT, Commissioner of Police for FCT Command, CP Haruna Garba, stressed the command’s commitment to sustaining robust security deployment in the region.

CP Haruna Garba urged the people of FCT to utilise emergency lines for reporting suspicious activities promptly. The provided contact numbers include 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, along with PCB: 09022222352.

Recall that the sisters were abducted alongside their dad and some residents of the community.

Their father was immediately released and ordered to pay about N60 million ransom for the children.