Yobe
Police Foil Kidnap Attempt, Rescue Four Teenage Girls in Yobe
Police Foil Kidnap Attempt, Rescue Four Teenage Girls in Yobe
By Njadvara Musa, Damaturu
The Yobe State Police Command has thwarted an attempted kidnapping in Fika Local Government Area, rescuing four teenage girls who were attacked while returning from their farms along the Fika–Bajoga Road.
The police said the victims, aged between 15 and 17, were rescued unharmed after a swift response by security operatives and local vigilantes.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Damaturu, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, said the successful operation underscores the command’s ongoing efforts to combat criminal activities across the state.
According to him, the incident occurred on Sunday, June 28, at about 2:23 p.m., when the Fika Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call that unidentified armed men had attacked and abducted four young girls at Didim Village in Fika Local Government Area.
Mr Abdulkarim said police officers attached to the Kukar Gadu Outstation immediately mobilised alongside members of the local vigilante group to pursue the suspects. Additional reinforcements from the Fika Division were also deployed to the area.
“The coordinated rescue operation led to the successful recovery of all four victims without any injuries,” he said.
Following their rescue, the girls were taken to the Kukar Gadu Primary Health Care Centre, where they received medical attention and other necessary support before they were reunited with their families.
The police spokesperson said efforts were ongoing to track down and arrest the fleeing suspects, describing them as members of a criminal syndicate operating in the area.
He added that the Commissioner of Police in Yobe State, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, had directed sustained, intelligence-driven operations to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended and prosecuted.
The commissioner also reaffirmed the command’s commitment to safeguarding lives and property across the state, while appealing to residents to remain vigilant and support security agencies with credible and timely information on suspicious individuals, movements, or vehicles.
The latest rescue comes amid intensified security operations by the Yobe State Police Command aimed at curbing kidnapping and other violent crimes across the state.
