The Nigerian Police Force said Sunday they rescued the five Mansoor Al-Kadriyar sisters who were kidnapped on January 2 by gunmen in the Bwari area of Abuja.
The girls who were taken alongside their father Mansoor Al-Kadriyar, were freed Saturday night in the Kajuru Forest Kaduna State, during a joint raid between the officers of the Nigeria police and army. The kidnappers had murdered one of the girls Nabeeha Kadriyar as the family was slow in coming with the ransom demand.
They had let the girls’ father go so that he could raise the ransom for the girls, but Nabeeha, a 21-year-old final year student was killed before the family could come up with the N60m.
FCT police spokesperson Josephine Adeh said in a statement made available to the media: “Following the relentless advancement of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in a concerted effort with troops of the Nigerian Army, on the heels of the kidnappers that struck the Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council on the 2nd of January 2024, The FCT Police has rescued the victims and reunited them with their families.
“The operatives successfully rescued the Victims around Kajuru forest in Kaduna state at about 11:30 pm on Saturday 20th January 2024.
“While appreciating the Inspectors General of Police IGP Olukayode Egbetokun ph.D., NPM, for the deployment of the newly commissioned Special Intervention Squad, which has given an uplift to the existing security architecture of the FCT and has brewed public confidence, the Commissioner of Police FCT Command CP Haruna G. Garba psc, wishes to reiterate the Commands commitment to sustaining the robust security deployment made in the area and other parts of the Territory for the utmost maintenance of peace for all and sundry.
“The CP reiterated the command commitment to sustaining the robust security deployment made in the area and other parts of the Territory for the utmost maintenance of peace for all and sundry.” The statement stated.
