The traditional ruler of Dnako in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory has been kidnapped by some gunmen in military uniform.
Sources said HRH Etsu Yuda Garba was kidnapped alongside his two grandsons and five other residents of the community on Tuesday, March 11.
Confirming the incident, a resident of the community, Tanko Baba said the kidnappers invaded the area at about 12.03 am on Tuesday.
Wearing military uniforms, they abducted the traditional leader and his grandchildren – Ephraim and Philemon.
According to Baba, the abductors who were carrying AK-47 riffles raided some homes where they abducted five people before heading to the palace of the village head.
They were said to have broken into the palace amid sporadic gunshots and whisked the traditional ruler and his sleeping grandchildren away.
“Mr Nicholas, who is my cousin, just returned from the hospital where his wife gave birth when he ran into the kidnappers,” Baba said.
He also stated that the kidnappers escaped with the victims before soldiers arrived at the village.