Gunmen abduct monarch, wife in Kogi

June 20, (THEWILL) – – The Oba of Idofin-Isanlu and his wife, in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi state, have been abducted by gunmen.

Yagba East Local Government Council Chairman, Abdulrasak Asiru, who confirmed the incident, said they were kidnapped on Monday evening, along Makutu-Idofin road.

Asiru, who expressed shock over the incident, said, “I, as the council chairman and the people of Yagba East, are in great shock over the kidnap of our respected Oba and his wife this evening.

“This is because, we in this LGA, have a very robust security architecture keeping vigil and warding off criminal elements away from us.

“This incident was well planned by the kidnappers because from what I learnt, the Oba and his wife only moved out to see something and in less than 10 minutes that incident happened.

“We smell a rat over this sad incident and we are not resting until we get to the criminal elements who did this dastardly act and rescue our traditional ruler and his wife.”

The council boss said that alerts and messages had been sent to all the traditional rulers and community leaders in Okun land to be vigilant and conduct a thorough search for the rescue of the couple.

“As we speak, our hunters and vigilante group are already out into the bushes searching for the criminals so as to rescue our Oba and his wife as soon as possible”, he added.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, said he was yet to be briefed by the DPO of Isanlu Divisional Headquarters on the incident.