Police in Adamawa are trailing gunmen that have abducted four members of the District Head of Mayo-Farang, in Mayo-Belwa local government area of the State in the wee hours of Tuesday.
The gunmen invaded the family house of the district head Yolde Pate, a satellite town, in Yola South local government and whisked away four members of the family.
The district head, who is also the Sarkin Noman Adamawa, Ardo Mustapha Ahmadu, was himself abducted about a year ago, but regain freedom after payment of undisclosed ransom, the situation which necessitated relocating his family members to Yolde Pate, a satellite town, in Yola South local government.
According to an eyewitness, the gunmen in their numbers stormed the Yolde Pate residence of the monarch between 1:00am to 2:00am on Tuesday and shot the security personnel before breaking the house for kidnapping.
“The gunmen stormed the house between 1:00am to 2:00am. On their arrival, they shot the security man manning the gate, forcefully entered the compound and whisked away four members of the family,
“The Ardo, whom they could be targeting, was lucky not to be around when the incident happened, as such, he was not among those whisked away,” the source said.
DSP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state who confirmed the incident, said four members of the monarch’s family have been kidnapped after subduing the security personnel currently receiving treatment in the hospital, having sustained gunshot wounds.
Nguroje added that said security operatives were on the trail of the hoodlums to free the victims and apprehend the gunmen.
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