A traditional ruler and the Dodo Wawa in Niger State, Nigeria, Dr. Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu, has been kidnapped right inside his palace.
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Wasiu Abiodun said the Dodo of Wawa was kidnapped in his Palace in Borgu, New Bussa council of the state.
He stated that a Police tactical team have been dispatched to search and rescue the traditional ruler as well as arrest the hoodlums.
The kidnap incident according to eye witness account, took place when bandits invaded the Palace of the king located at Borgu in New Bussa Local Government Area of the state and allegedly abducted him at about 10:00pm Saturday
The source confirmed that the gunmen stormed the area and went straight to the Royal Father’s palace, shooting sporadically to scare people away before whisking him away.
Eyewitness account said the gunmen who arrived on motorcycles were dressed in military uniforms.
”They arrived on motorcycles at 10 pm yesterday and were shooting into the air that threw the whole palace and the area into panic. They left with our ruler and presently, nothing has been heard of his whereabout,” said the witness who refused to disclose his identity for fear of his life