Monarch, 4 others abducted

The district head of Gunduma in Mutumbiyu Chiefdom of Taraba State, Malam Wali Gunduma, has been abducted alongside four of his subjects, including a house wife. Daily Trust Saturday gathered that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed Gunduma town in Gassol Local Government Area midnight of Friday and abducted the monarch from his palace. It […]

The district head of Gunduma in Mutumbiyu Chiefdom of Taraba State, Malam Wali Gunduma, has been abducted alongside four of his subjects, including a house wife.

Daily Trust Saturday gathered that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed Gunduma town in Gassol Local Government Area midnight of Friday and abducted the monarch from his palace.

It was further gathered that the wife and son of a prominent politician, Alhaji Sani Gunduma, and two other persons were also abducted.

The gunmen said to be about 20 in number operated for more than an hour before abducting their victims to unknown location.

The gunmen were said to be operating from a forest located in between mountains at the border area between Gassol and Bali local government areas.

Residents said the bandits were remnants of those that were chased out of Kambari area and found another safe haven in forest areas in part of Bali Local Government Area.

A resident of Gunduma, Musa Sale said the kidnappers have not made contact with families of the monarch and the four others they abducted.

Spokesperson of Taraba Police Command, DSP Usman Abdullahi, confirmed the incident adding that police are on the trail of the kidnappers.