Police rescues 3 hostages, arrests kidnapper in Kaduna

Police operatives in Kaduna have rescued three kidnapped persons and arrested a notorious kidnapper in the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Kaduna.

Hassan said: “On May 21, at about 14:50hrs, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kidandan Division received a distress call reporting that unknown bandits had blocked the Kidandan-Dogon Dawa Road and kidnapped an unspecified number of individuals.