Metro
BREAKING: Bandits abduct Emir of Kajuru, 13 others in Kaduna
The Emir of Kajaru and some members of his larger household have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected bandits in a late-night attack in the Kajaru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Ripples Nigeria gathered that the bandits launched the attack on the Emir and his household during the early hours of Sunday.
This is coming one week after the abduction of 121 students of Bethel Baptist school in neighbouring Chikun Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses accounts suggested that the bandits numbering over 200, fired shots in the air before proceeding to the Emir’s palace and taking him and 13 members of his family away.
READ ALSO: Buhari charges military to go after bandits behind Kaduna, Zamfara killings
Three women, two of his grandchildren, three of his aides, and five others were said to have been abducted.
The incident was confirmed by the Spokesman of Kaduna State Police Command, Mohammed Jalige, who said the 85-year-old second-class traditional Ruler was kidnapped from his palace.
Jalige also stated 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.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...