Security Operatives Rescue Ex Deputy Gov Of Zamfara State
Security operatives, in a joint operation, have rescued a former deputy governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala from terrorists in Kaduna State, iCIR reports.
Wakkala was one of the persons on board the ill-fated Kaduna-bound train attacked by terrorists in the late hours of Monday.
An aide to the former deputy governor told Channels Television that Wakkala was returning from the national convention of All Progressives Congress (APC) held on Saturday.
He, however, said that the former governor sustained a gunshot injury during an exchange of gunfire between the terrorists and the security operatives.
He said he had been moved to a military hospital in Kaduna for treatment.
Zamfara State APC spokesperson Yusuf Idris also confirmed the incident to Channels Television.
“He was initially abducted but was rescued by the DSS and the military. It was during the process he sustained gunshot injury in the leg,” Idris was quoted to have said.
“He is very okay now, he is receiving treatment at the hospital in Kaduna state.”
The incident came hours after the Minister of information and Culture Lai Mohammed boasted during a news conference in Abuja on Monday that Nigeria was safe under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
He specifically assured Nigerians can travel safely by rail, noting that the Buhari administration had ensured safety of rail transport across the country.
“We are proud that in our time, Nigerians are once again able to travel by rail, this time in total comfort and safety,” Mohammed said.
Following the attack, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NEC) has suspended services on the Abuja/Kaduna route.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor, who led a team of service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police to the scene of the attack, promised that the perpetrators of the act will not go unpunished.
The team of security top wigs visited the scene of the attack on Tuesday.
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