Suspected bandits have abducted Alhassan Adamu, the Emir of Kajuru, in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state.
Mohammed Jalige, spokesman of Kaduna state police command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the incident happened in the early hours of the day.
It was gathered that the bandits numbering over 200 stormed the emirate, firing gunshots, before proceeding to the Emir’s palace and taking him and 13 members of his family away.
Three women, two of his grandchildren, three of his aides and five others were abducted.
Jalige said the second class traditional ruler and the other victims were kidnapped at his residence.
He said that a combined team comprising members of the Police Mobile Force, Operatives of Operation Puff Adder and Anti-kidnapping squad of the Kaduna state police command have launched a manhunt for the kidnappers, with a view to rescuing the victims and arresting the criminals.
The abduction is the latest in the LGA, which is 30 kilometres away from the state capital, and has become notorious for kidnappings.
This is the latest in a series of attacks in the state after the abduction of 121 students of Bethel Baptist school in Chikun LGA.
News Agency
