{"id":4758,"date":"2026-10-31T07:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/police-confirm-rescue-of-3-kidnapped-zamfara-islamic-clerics\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T07:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:16:11","slug":"police-confirm-rescue-of-3-kidnapped-zamfara-islamic-clerics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/police-confirm-rescue-of-3-kidnapped-zamfara-islamic-clerics\/","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm rescue of 3 kidnapped Zamfara Islamic\u00a0clerics\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Zamfara Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Bello, has confirmed the rescue of three of the six Islamic Clerics (Imam) kidnapped on September 12, while travelling to Talata Mafara, Zamfara.<\/p>\n

Bello gave the confirmation in an interview with some select reporters on Friday in Gusau.<\/p>\n

He said the rescue followed a multi-agency collaboration and seamless synergy between the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Department of State Services (DSS) and police operatives.<\/p>\n

The CP said security tactical operations remained ongoing in full force, leveraging real-time intelligence supplied by local community members to track down the remaining armed bandits and ensure the safe rescue of the three clerics still in captivity.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ONSA, in a high-stakes intelligence-driven collaboration with the DSS and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), rescued the three Islamic clerics kidnapped while en route to a special prayer session for President Bola Tinubu in Talata Mafara, Zamfara.<\/p>\n

NAN also reports that the victims were part of a group of six Islamic clerics abducted on Sept. 12, when heavily armed bandits intercepted them around 11:30 a.m. on the Dakko-Damri feeder road near Sububu Forest in Bakura Local Government Area.<\/p>\n

The clerics, identified as Imam Yahuza, Magawata Abdullahi, Malam Shehu Dakko, Imam Bala Fagon and Na\u2019ibi Tasi\u2019u, were travelling to Talata Mafara to attend a special prayer gathering to seek divine favour for Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

Their abductors had reportedly demanded N30 million ransom for their release.<\/p>\n

A senior security operative involved in the extraction also confirmed that the three clerics were rescued unhurt following meticulous, intelligence-led manoeuvres.<\/p>\n

NAN learnt that the clerics are said to be in stable condition after receiving medical evaluation and expert debriefing.<\/p>\n

The security operatives confirmed that the three clerics were slated for formal handover to the Zamfara Government to reunite them with their families.<\/p>\n

The Police command assured that operational leads would continue, urging the public to maintain a vigilant flow of timely, actionable information to help flush out terrorist elements across the region.<\/p>\n

(NAN)<\/p>\n

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