Nigeria and the police.
All nine officers of the Nigeria Police who went missing
in Katsina State have been rescued.
Mr Frank Mba, who is the Force Public Relations Officer,
confirmed the rescue of the security operative – all Assistant
Superintendents of Police (ASPs) – in a statement on Friday, almost
two weeks after the incident occurred.
“Two of the officers are currently receiving medical attention
in a hospital, while the remaining seven are being debriefed,” he
said.
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The police officers had gone missing on November 8 between
Kankara town and Sheme in Katsina after a night commercial bus they
were travelling in came under attack by heavily armed men who were
dressed in military camouflage, but suspected to be bandits.
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They were on their way to Gusau, the Zamfara State capital from
Maiduguri in Borno State at the time of the incident.
“Covert operation to locate and rescue the officers commenced
immediately they were discovered missing en-route to their
destination.
“Thus, the apparent delay in commenting on the unfortunate
incident was a deliberate decision aimed at protecting the
integrity and confidentiality of the rescue operation and the
concomitant safety of the officers,” Mba said.
He added that preliminary investigation has shown that the
attack on the vehicle was an opportunistic crime, noting that the
officers were all traveling along with other private citizens in
the commercial vehicle, in mufti and unarmed.
The police spokesman stressed that nine officers were involved
in the incident and not 12 as reported.
He stated that a follow-up investigation into the incident was
ongoing, adding that the police would ensure improved safety and
tactical presence of personnel on highways across the nation
before, during, and after the festive period.
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