The Kano State Police Command has rescued the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rogo Local Government Area, Abdullahi Alasan Beli, popularly known as Abdullahi Fanka, after spending 68 days in the hands of kidnappers
The rescue was announced by the Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Bakori, while briefing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Government House, Kano.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
Beli was reportedly abducted by armed men from his residence in Beli community, Rogo Local Government Area, and subsequently moved through several locations in Kano and neighbouring states.
Recounting his ordeal after regaining freedom, the APC chairman disclosed that his abductors moved him through Danja, Ikara and Giwa in Kaduna State, as well as some parts of Zamfara State.
CP Bakori said the rescue was achieved through coordinated tactical security measures, adding that the command remained committed to intensifying efforts to tackle kidnapping and other criminal activities in the state.
Reacting to the development, Governor Yusuf commended the police commissioner and personnel of the command for their efforts in securing the release of the APC chieftain.
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