The police have rescued 126 workers allegedly held hostage for three months at the Popular Farms and Mills Limited located in Challawa Industrial Estate, Kano State.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this in a statement, added that four officials of the factory had been arrested.
He explained that the rescue operation was carried out following a complaint on June 21, by Global Community for Human Rights Network, Kano, that some labourers were wrongly held hostage inside the said Popular Farms and Mills.
The farm is said to be located at 54 Challawa Industrial Estate, Kano.
The Kano State PPRO said on receiving the information, a team of policemen were deployed and when search was conducted, 126 labourers trapped inside the factory for three months were rescued.
He added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Habu Ahmad, had ordered that investigation be carried out on the case.
