The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Bello, has confirmed the \u201crescue of three of the six Islamic clerics kidnapped on September 12 while travelling to Talata Mafara, Zamfara State.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Bello gave the confirmation in an interview with select reporters on Friday in Gusau.\n<\/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.\n<\/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 reports that the ONSA, in a high-stakes, intelligence-driven collaboration with the DSS and the Nigeria Police Force, rescued the \u201cthree Islamic clerics kidnapped while en route to a special prayer session for President Bola Tinubu in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to PUNCH Online, Nigerian Army confirmed the abduction<\/a> of some Islamic scholars in Zamfara State, while debunking reports that the clerics were kidnapped at the residence of former governor of the state, Abdul\u2019aziz Yari.\n<\/p>\n The Army said the victims were abducted while travelling from the Sububu forest axis in Bakura Local Government Area to Talata Mafara.<\/p>\n