Special Police Forces comprising the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU), the Anti Kidnapping Unit, the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), the Police Mobile Force, Police Surveillance Helicopters and Special Investigation Team on kidnapping and terrorism Cases have been deployed by the police Inspector-General to find two German archeologist kidnapped last year.
The joint police team would work under the Command of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Department of Operations to Janjala Village under Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State to search and rescue the two Germans unhurt and arrest the perpetrators.
Police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood made this known in a statement on Thursday.
“The team is already on the ground working in synergy with the Kaduna State Police Command and the local indigenes of towns and surrounding villages where these German Archaeologists were kidnapped,” Moshood said.
“Though the two German archaeologists have Police officers attached to them for their protection at the NOK Archaeology Research Project Centre they did not go with the Policemen to the excavation site where they were kidnapped.
“Two locals in the company of the Germans archaeologists were killed during the kidnap attack.”
The police spokesman said the Special Forces and Police Investigators deployed are in contact with the colleagues of the victims and have provided additional security for their safety.
“While assuring all Nigerians and foreign Nationals in the country of their safety, the Force wishes to implore them to always request and obtain Police escort to protect them any time they are embarking on research, mining and related endeavours outside the towns and cities across the country,” Moshood noted.
