The Zamfara Police Command has successfully rescued 25 people, including 10 women and 15 children, abducted by armed bandits during an attack on Kuraje village in Damba, Gusau Local Government Area, on Friday night.
In a statement on Saturday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the joint rescue operation involved police patrol teams from Damba Division, the Department of Operations in Gusau, and the state’s Community Protection Guards, CPG.
“On 21st November 2025, at about 21:45 hours, a group of armed bandits in large numbers, wielding dangerous weapons and firing sporadically, attacked Kuraje village in Damba LGA,” Abubakar said.
“During the attack, the assailants abducted ten women along with fifteen of their children, all residents of the community.”
He added, “Upon receiving the distress report, joint police patrol teams from Damba Division and the Department of Operations, Gusau, working in collaboration with the Community Protection Guards, swiftly mobilised to the scene. The team confirmed the incident, pursued the fleeing bandits, and engaged them in a coordinated and strategic operation.”
Abubakar credited the professionalism and bravery of the security operatives, saying, “Thanks to their swift response, all twenty-five abducted victims were successfully rescued unhurt. They were immediately relocated to Sabongari Damba for safety and proper profiling, and have since been reunited with their families.”
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba, commended the officers’ courage and reassured the public of the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property across Zamfara State.
