Wives and a year-old child of murdered Bauchi state House of Assembly member Musa Mante Baraza have been rescued and reunited with their relatives in Baraza.
Control TV earlier reported that some gunmen had attacked and killed Baraza, Thursday night at his house in Dass and abducted his wives and child.
His abducted wives are, Rashida Musa Mante (40), Rahina Musa Mante (35) and a daughter Fausar Musa Mante (1)
The rescue of the abducted victims was announced by the chief of staff, Bauchi Government House, Ladan Salihu, in His verified Twitter handle, “Alhamdulillah! The wives of Hon Musa Baraza, Bauchi House member murdered 4 days ago in Dass have regained freedom.
“The one-year-old baby abducted along with them was also released. Governor Bala Mohammed has directed doctors and security to give them adequate care and attention.” The tweet read
The police public relations in the state, DSP Ahmed Wakili, said that, “yes, the victims have been rescued by police personnel who acted on information provided by concerned members of the public within and outside Dass.”
Wakili added that “they were rescued in a village called Bashi within the local government where the abductors took them to. Our men rescued them and took them to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi for medical attention after which they have been reunited with other family members.“
(C) Control TV 2020.
