Gunmen Kidnap Monarch, Wife In Nasarawa
Heavily armed men suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday night, kidnapped the King of Gurku community in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, HRH Jibril Mamman Waziri, and his wife, Hajiya Sa’adatu Waziri.
After their abduction in the palace which is located around mountains in the area, the gunmen took the First-Class Royal father and his wife to an unknown destination.
A resident of the community disclosed that the incident occurred at about 10 pm when several other residents had gone to bed in their respective houses.
He said, “It was around 10 pm when the sad incident occurred. The gunmen who came in their numbers, abducted the Chief and his wife. They did not get any help from the security agencies that was why the gunmen were able to take them away.
“We are calling on the Police and other security agencies to urgently intervene in the matter so that they can be released as soon as possible.”
Confirming the incident in Lafia on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said efforts were ongoing to rescue the chief and his wife unhurt.
