Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- The Katsina State Police Command says it rescued 86 victims of kidnapping and human trafficking in October.

The command's spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, a deputy superintendent of police, disclosed this during a press conference at the command headquarters in Katsina, on Tuesday.

Mr Aliyu, who was reviewing the command's achievements for the month, said the rescued victims comprised 47 individuals rescued from kidnappers and 39 victims of human trafficking.

He noted that all the victims have since been reunited with their families.

In addition to the rescues, the command said it arrested 99 suspects for various major crimes during the period.

According to the spokesperson, the arrests include 28 suspects for culpab...