The police in Katsina, on Monday, confirmed that its Operation Puff Adder team on Sunday evening rescued some occupants of two J5 buses hijacked by suspected bandits at Ruma village . The village is along the Jibia/Batsari road.


The police said seven occupants of the two vehicles were still missing as of Monday morning.

The spokesman for the command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the development in a statement in Katsina on Monday.

According to him, those missing are Alhaji Maazu Yasore,80;Alhaji Nuhu ,45;Kabiru Hashimu,37;Dan Asibi Tella,50; Sani Kokari,70;Nura Shambal,45 and Ali Dan Maituwo,65.

It was learnt that the bandits, numbering about 60 and armed with AK-47 rifles, on Sunday evening, blocked the highway and stopped the two vehicles at the Ruma village before taking all the occupants into the bush.

A search party, led by the Operation Puff Adder team, shortly after the abduction, reportedly stormed the bush where they succeeded in rescuing all other occupants except the seven still being looked for as of Monday morning

The statement read, “What truly happened was that yesterday(Sunday) 5/01/2020 at about 18:00hrs, bandits, numbering over 60 and armed with AK-47 rifles, blocked Jibia-Batsari road at Ruma village, forcefully stopped two J5 motor vehicles and took the occupants of the vehicles into the bush.

“Search party led by Operation Puff Adder went after the hoodlums but succeeded in rescuing all the victims with the exception of seven others. The police in collaboration with community members are combing the bush with a view to rescuing the remaining seven persons not seen.”

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I pledge to Nigeria my country.

again

I've refused to give a fvck about bad news from the Northern part of Nigeria.

Fake News. Everyone in Katsina is safe, this is just a new from people who want to teardown or government.

I dont care so long as its from the north cuz northern youths said southerners escalates little or no crime in d north...

Their cup of tea!

If bandits numbering about 60 armed with AK47s could carry out a single operation, and the govt and military authorities still don't think there's a need to declare a state of emergency, then it's either the said authorities are involved somehow, or they are incompetent, or both.

Nigeria is a failed state.