Police say they have rescued Abdullahi Alasan Beli, the APC chairman in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, after 68 days in captivity.
Kano police commissioner Adamu Bakori announced the rescue during a briefing with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, according to a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. Beli is also known as Abdullahi Fanka.
Yusuf directed the state health commissioner to arrange medical care and psychosocial rehabilitation for Beli at the state government’s expense.
Beli was reportedly abducted from his home in Beli community, Rogo. Police said he was kidnapped on 1 September and rescued unhurt. In his account after the rescue, he said his captors moved him through Danja, Ikara and Giwa in Kaduna State and parts of Zamfara State.
In a separate statement on Monday, Kano police spokesperson Abdullahi Haruna said two suspects had been arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Police alleged that one of them transported victims between hideouts in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states.
Haruna said the suspects remained in custody while investigators sought other members of the suspected group. He said they would be charged after the investigation was completed.
Sources: Daily Trust; Channels Television; Punch
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