The Kaduna State Police Command says it has thwarted a kidnap attempt on Mondayy, recovering a locally-made pistol with one cartridge.
The command spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday.
He said, “Police operatives at Oskolaye in Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area intercepted a three-man syndicate who was about to launch an attack on a person at about 6 a.m. on Monday.
“They engaged the suspects, but one of them threw away one locally-made pistol with one cartridge before they fled,’’
He noted that suspects escaped arrest even after a hot chase by the police operatives.
He assured that the fleeing suspects would still be arrested.
Hassan commended Kaduna State residents for giving timely and useful information to the police in the effort to rid the state of all forms of criminality.
