Police Special Forces deployed by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris have rescued the kidnapped Divisional Police Officer in Charge of Sarki- Pawa in Niger State.
The rescue of the DPO, his orderly and four others followed the storming of the notorious forest named Kabula forest by IGP’s Special Intelligence and Response teams in conjunction with men of the Niger state Police Command.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood who confirmed the rescue noted that the DPO and others were rescued unhurt.
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The rescue followed the scathing warning given by the IGP Idris to Commissioners of Police on Wednesday to ward off incidences of abduction of senior Police officers and stop the embarrassment the abductions was bringing to the force.
The IGP frowned at a situation by an Area Commander and a DPO in recent past were moving without back up thereby exposing themselves to be picked up like chickens by hoodlums which should not happen.
Giving details of the rescue, Moshood said, “The rescue of Kidnapped DPO in Niger state occurred on Thursday 19 October 2017”.
He said, “At about 5. 50pm , the Divisional Police Officer, Sarki-Pawa Police station, Superintendent of Police Aliyu Amos, his orderly and 4 others kidnapped, were rescued unhurt by police special Forces around Kabula Forest Sarki Pawa, Niger state in compliance with IGP directive to all CP’s 2 days ago.
“Some arrests have been made and investigation is in progress.”
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