Nigeria: Suspected Kidnappers Kill Wives, Children of Taraba Traditional Ruler

The normal ruler can also be recognized for asking residents of the region to not pay ransom to outlaws who kidnapped their beloved ones.

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed the wives and 5 youngsters of the district head of Mutum Biu, Sani Muhammed.

Mutum Biu is within the headquarters of Gasol Regional Authorities region of Taraba State.

A senior Gasol Emirate official, Ibrahim Ya’u, instructed reporters of the incident in Jalingo, the capital of the state on Saturday.

The police within the state additionally confirmed the killings to recompense Occasions on Saturday night.

“It has been confirmed by reliable sources that 7 out of the 8 family members of the Emir of M/biyu have been killed by their assailants. One escaped from the forest,” suggested Usman Abdullahi, the spokesperson of the police within the state.

Mr Ya’u suggested one man or women amongst these kidnapped alongside the spouse and children of the district head managed to flee.

recompense Occasions reported how the spouse and children of the district head was kidnapped in Jalingo after the gunmen attacked the residence of the monarch, a retired decide and a second-class chief.

Mr Ya’u suggested the corpses of the normal ruler’s spouse and children members had been deposited on the palace of the district head at Mutumbiyu for Islamic burial on Saturday.

Residents of the city instructed recompense Occasions that the assailants had been after the monarch for cooperating with safety businesses within the region as properly because the state authorities sponsored vigilante group also known as the Taraba Marshall who’re tackling the outlaws within the region.

The normal ruler can also be recognized for asking residents of the region to not pay ransom to outlaws who kidnapped their beloved ones.