Bandits Kidnap Kaduna Emir, 12 Family Members

Suspected bandits in the early hours of Sunday stormed the palace of the emir of Kajuru in Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, and kidnapped him and 12 family members.

According to a former senator, Shehu Sani, via his Twitter account, “The Emir of Kajuru, 30 minutes drive from Kaduna and twelve of his family members were forcefully kidnapped yesternight”.

“The bandits operated freely for one hour in the town. In my Kaduna State nowadays, it’s no more about who is safe but who is the next victim,” Shehu tweeted.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Muhammad Jalige, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the second class traditional ruler and the other victims were kidnapped at his palace.

The police spokesperson, who did not give details of how the incident happened, said policemen had, however, been mobilised to trail the hoodlums with a view to rescuing the victims.

“We have deployed our men to rescue them,” he said.

NAN however reported 10 as the number of people kidnapped along with the emir by the bandits.

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