Troops have been deployed to the Kaduna forest in search of Emir of Kajuru Alhaji Alhassan Adamu and 10 members of his family kidnapped at the weekend.
The emir’s abduction is the latest among a series of abductions in Kaduna in the last one week.
In addition to the troops ransacking the forests, the police command said they are expecting the Inspector-General of Police Tactical Unit to give them technical support.
A statement by the spokesman of the Kaduna State command, Muhammed Jalige, said: “The Kaduna Police Command through the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Kajuru, Kaduna is in receipt of an unfortunate report on the kidnap of the Chief of Kajuru, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu in the early hours of today, 11th July 2021.
“The incident occurred about 0234hrs when armed wielding bandits in large numbers invaded Kajuru town, shot sporadically and gained access into the Chief’s residence where they abducted him and 10 members of his immediate family to an unknown destination.
”Notwithstanding, the Joint patrol of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), conventional Police, and the Nigerian Army attached to Kajuru LGA are currently engaged in search and rescue mission around the forest for a possible rescue of the victims while IGP’s Tactical units have been contacted for technical support.”
A source close to the Emir had told journalists that some of the abducted persons were aides of the Emir .
He also said that the Emir summoned a security meeting on Saturday in which he disclosed a threat to kidnap him.
