Nigeria, June 21 -- The police have killed a suspected kidnapping gang leader and rescued an abducted resident during an operation in the Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

The state command said the operation led to the arrest of a suspected gang member, identified as Bube Tukur, and the recovery of weapons allegedly used by the criminal group.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bashir Usman, said the operation followed information provided by a member of the public.

According to him, investigators linked Mr Tukur, a resident of Kasuwar Daji in Bagudo and an indigene of Yarma Village in Suru Local Government Area, to the abduction of a resident, Abu Geza, from Geza Village in B...