By Francis Nansak,Lafia
The Nasarawa State Police Command is living no stone unturned in the fight against crime and criminality,just as it recorded another breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat kidnapping and related crimes across the state.
On 3rd February 2026, at about 1510hrs, a patrol team of the Anti-Robbery Squad rescued one David O., male, of Tudun Amba area of Lafia.
The victim had earlier boarded a commercial motorcycle from Lafia to Assakio. On reaching a village known as Kireyi, the motorcyclist diverted into a bush path and forcefully took him inside the forest.
Police operatives on routine patrol received intelligence on the incident and immediately launched a search operation. The victim was subsequently found in the bush and rescued, while the suspect fled the scene.
The victim stated that he had been taken to a kidnappers’ den and managed to escape before the arrival of the police.
In a similar development, police operatives attached to Gitata Division arrested one Jamilu Salisu of Dutsenma, Katsina State, for the abduction of a 14-year-old JSS 2 student of UBE Gitata.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect abducted the victim beside a mosque in Gitata and took him into the forest.
Police received information from a good Samaritan who sighted the suspect while taking the victim to a riverbank. Operatives swiftly mobilized to the area, arrested the suspect, and rescued the victim. One accomplice escaped and is currently at large.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has ordered an intensive manhunt for the fleeing suspect and a thorough investigation into the cases.
While assuring members of the public of their safety, the Commissioner thanked residents of the state for providing useful information that led to these successes and urged continued cooperation with security agencies.
This development on police unwavering and sustained fight against crime in the state government was made available to newsmen in the he state by the Nasarawa State Police command spokesman SP Ramhan Nansel on Wednesday.
