Police rescue abducted Kano APC Chairman after 68 days in captivity

The Kano State Police Command has successfully rescued the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Rogo Local Government Area, Abdullahi Alasan Beli, ending his 68 days in captivity.

Commissioner of Police Adamu Bakori announced the breakthrough during a security briefing with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Government House in Kano.

The victim, popularly known as Abdullahi Fanka, was seized by armed men from his residence in the Beli.

The APC chairman, After his release, recounted his ordeal, disclosing that his abductors relocated him through Danja, Ikara, and Giwa in Kaduna State, as well as several locations within Zamfara State.

CP Bakori acknowledged that the rescue mission was successful due to the tactical measures deployed by the command. He assured residents that the police will intensify ongoing operations to dismantle kidnapping syndicates and other criminal networks in the state.

Governor Yusuf, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, commended the police leadership for the successful operation. The governor acknowledged the tactical contributions of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad Commander, CSP Aliyu Muhammad Auwal, CSP Ado Muhammad Audi and the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in securing the release of the Chairman.

The Kano State Government has taken over the post-trauma recovery of the victim, instructing the Commissioner for Health to administer full medical attention at the expense of the state.