Police operatives in Katsina on Sunday foiled a kidnap attempt and killed three suspects along the Dutsinma-Kankara highway in the state.
The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday in Katsina.
He said: “On December 10, 2023, at about 4:30 p.m., based on credible information that some suspected armed robbers and kidnappers, wielding dangerous weapons such as AK-47 rifles, blocked the Dutsinma-Kankara highway in an attempt to kidnap unsuspecting members of the public.
