Abducted army colonel Rabiu Garba Yandoto rtd and his two children who regain freedom after nine days in Captivity says his abduction was a blessing to Zamfara State and Nigeria as a whole.
He says he had the opportunity to discuss critical issues with some Notorious bandit Leaders Including those on the wanted list of the Nigerian security agencies and had gathered firsthand Information on their nefarious activities.
Colonel Yandoto retired and his children were ambushed by armed bandits and whisked away to an unknown destination on first January, 2023 at about 7 O’clock in the evening.
They were kidnaped along Gusau – Tsafe road while on their way to Yandoto, their hometown.
He says they were fed well and not tortured by the bandits as he was given the opportunity to discuss critical security issues with the Gunmen which he says will be useful to the country to stem the tide.
The former Zamfara Road Traffic Agency Boss Confirmed that ransom was paid for his release, but did not disclose the amount.
Yandoto further says he does not believe his abduction was Politically motivated and has accepted the incident in good faith.
USHAFA KIDNAPPING: POLICE BEGIN RESCUE OPERATIONS
The police in Abuja have begun an operation to rescue persons kidnapped by gunmen in Ushafa, a suburb in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja.
The assailants shot and killed one Benjamin Ogundare and abducted his wife and another member of his family at their residents behind the LEA primary school, a few kilometers to the Lower Usuman Dam where the National Institute for Security Studies is located.
The assailants are yet to make any demand for ransom.
The attack has made residents apprehensive as they fear that informants to the attacks may still be within the area.
It’s the first of such attack this year in the area which in the first quarter of 2022 witnessed several kidnap incidents many which were unreported.
In the wake of the recent attack the police have increased their patrols in a bid to track the kidnappers who are believed to be hiding in the hills around the community.
Villages in the area council share boundaries with communities in Kaduna where ongoing operations to stamp out banditry is yielding some results.
