Men of the Zamfara State Police Command have rescued three teenage boys who were allegedly abducted from the Bingi Forest area of Maru Local Government Area of the state.
Yazid Abubakar, the public relations officer of the state command made this disclosure on Tuesday through an official statement explained that the rescue was made during a joint security patrol after they were found wandering in the forest.
“The Zamfara State Police Command, in its sustained efforts to secure the release of all persons held in captivity and discourage the payment of ransom to bandits, has intensified surveillance and confidence-building patrols across the state, resulting in another successful rescue operation.
“On May 31, 2026, at about 1:00 p.m., a joint patrol team comprising personnel of the Motorcycle Patrol Unit of the 42 Police Mobile Force, the Violent Crime Response Unit, and members of the Community Protection Guard, while conducting confidence-building patrols in the highly vulnerable Bingi Forest area of Maru Local Government Area, intercepted and rescued three persons found wandering in the forest.
“During debriefing, the victims disclosed that they were abducted in February 2026 from Marabe Village in the Kwaren Ganuwa District of Tsafe Local Government Area. They further stated that they managed to escape from their captors and were subsequently found and rescued by the joint security team during the patrol operation.”
“Thereafter, they were handed over to the Executive Chairman of Maru Local Government Area, Hon. Muhammad Bello Jabaka, for reunion with their respective families,”
According to the police, the rescued victims are Yusuf Ibrahim, 15; Basiru Yusuf, 17; and Mubarak Ibrahim, 18.
