Nigeria: Another monarch abducted in Abuja

Posted omni21 July 19, 2022 2 Min Read

Updated 2022/07/19 at 12:44 PM

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Some unknown gunmen have abducted the district head of Kuchibuyi, a remote community on the outskirts of Kubwa in Bwari area council of FCT.

Daily Trust reports that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 17.

The monarch, according to a leader in the community, who spoke to City & Crime on Monday was abducted in his private residence located some meters away from his palace during an attack that lasted between 12 am and 1 am.

He said the gunmen numbering about ten, fired two gunshots on arrival, which alerted the community’s security vigilantes, adding, however, that the vigilantes had to stay off as the kidnappers aimed at them as they approached, reports Daily Trust.

He said the attackers had initially forced their way into a room within the compound, before moving to another one, where they found the chief.

“They left with him without any resistance. They passed through an untarred road that leads to Bwari town,’’ he said.

There was no report of communication from the kidnappers as of Monday afternoon when our reporter visited the area.

The incident was confirmed by ACP Muhammad Ndagi, the police commander in Kubwa who said the matter was been investigated by the police.

The development comes three months after the traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), His Royal Highness (HRH) Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi, was abducted from his palace.

Shamidozhi regained freedom after 18 days in captivity.