Police authorities in Kaduna State have rescued 75 people abducted by bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.
The victims, comprising men, women and children, were travelling in commercial buses when they were attacked and kidnapped at Folwaya Village, near Birnin Gwari, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
The spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Hassan said the police received information about the incident from the Birnin Gwari branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.
According to him, the abductors, who were armed with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons, took the victims into a forest and concealed them inside a cave in a mountainous area.
He said a team of police operatives from the Birnin Gwari Area Command was immediately deployed to the location following the report.
Hassan said the abductors fled after sighting the heavily armed security operatives, leaving the victims behind.
He added that all 75 captives were subsequently rescued unharmed.
The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna, Rabiu Muhammad, commended the NURTW for providing timely information that aided the rescue operation.
Muhammad also praised the Birnin Gwari Area Commander and his operatives for their swift and professional response.
The police commissioner urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious movements and activities to security authorities.
He, however, cautioned members of the public against taking the law into their own hands, warning that such actions could result in the loss of innocent lives.