Police working to free kidnapped Zamfara women, says spokesman

The Zamfara State Police Command has announced that it is stepping up efforts to free four abducted women who are in danger of being forced into marriage in the terrorists’ lair.

According to reports, the abducted women were seen sobbing in a two-minute, 19-second video clip released by the terrorists on Sunday, pleading with Dauda Lawal, the governor of Zamfara State, and the general public to save them before the bandits forced them into marriage.

All of the girls, who were emaciated and wore hijabs, claimed that forced marriage was a possibility because their families couldn’t afford to pay the N12 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers.

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Aisha Yahaya, Jamila Yahaya, Ummu Sani, and Hauwa Garba were abducted six months ago along Zamfara State’s Birnin Magaji-Kaura Namoda Road.

Yazid Abubakar, the state police command’s spokesperson, said the police were doing everything they could to free the hostages in a phone interview with a reporter on Monday.

The police spokesman stated, “We have begun a rescue operation and by the grace of God, we will do our best to get the women.

Suleiman Idris, the governor’s press secretary, said he needed to hear from the governor before he could comment on the matter.

He said on Monday afternoon, “Please give me more time to speak with my governor by 8 o’clock today before I can make any comment.”

Recall that six months ago, bandits kidnapped four women, among them a student at the Zamfara State College of Arts and Sciences in Gusau, Zamfara State.