POLICE BEGIN RESCUE OF ABDUCTED CLERICS IN ZAMFARA
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The Zamfara State Police Command has commenced a coordinated rescue operation to secure the release of six Islamic clerics abducted by armed bandits along the Dakko–Damri feeder road in the Bakura Local Government Area of the state.
This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Yazid Abubakar, in Gusau, the state capital.
Abubakar said the clerics were abducted on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at about 11:30 am by suspected armed bandits who reportedly wielded sophisticated weapons.
“The assailants laid an ambush along the Dakko–Damri feeder road and intercepted the vehicle conveying the victims,” he said
He said the six victims, all identified as Imams, were reportedly travelling to Talata Mafara when they were abducted by the suspected armed assailants.
“Upon receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Bakura Division, promptly mobilised and led police personnel, including the Vigilante and Crime Response Unit (VCRU), in collaboration with other sister security agencies, to the scene of the incident.
“The team of security operatives has commenced an intensive search operation, with the surrounding bushes being thoroughly combed in an effort to locate and rescue the victims and apprehend the perpetrators,” Abubakar said.
According to him, the Police Commissioner for Zamfara, Ahmed Bello, told the people involved in the rescue mission to work harder and use all the resources they have to save the victims safely.
He also asked the public to give honest and quick information that can help the security forces find the victims and catch the people responsible.
Earlier, the Nigerian Army said that reports about the clerics being taken from the home of the former governor, Abdulaziz Yari, in Talata Mafara area, were not true.
This was stated in a message released on Sunday by Lit-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, who is the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for the 8th Division, Nigerian Army/Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA.
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