Kano police rescue APC LG chairman after 68 days in captivity
The Kano State Police Command has secured the freedom of Hon. Abdullahi Alasan Beli, the APC chairman in Rogo Local Government Area, 68 days after he was abducted by gunmen.
Beli, popularly known as Abdullahi Fanka, was seized from his residence in Beli community, Rogo Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement released on Sunday by the Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the rescue was announced by the Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Bakori, during a briefing with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Government House in Kano.
Speaking about his experience in captivity, Beli said his abductors took him to different locations, including Danja, Ikara and Giwa in Kaduna State, before moving him through some parts of Zamfara State.
Governor Yusuf, in his reaction, praised the police commissioner and other personnel of the command for their role in ensuring the APC chairman's release.
The governor also instructed the state Commissioner for Health to provide the rescued politician with adequate medical care and psychosocial support, with all expenses to be covered by the state government.
Kano police rescue APC LG chairman after 68 days in captivity