Gunmen Abduct Traditional Ruler, Pregnant Wife, 15 Others In Taraba

By Babatunde Solanke

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday night abducted a second-class chief in Pupule town in Yorro Local Government Area, Taraba State, Chief Alhaji Umaru Abubakar Nyala, his pregnant wife and 15 others.

The gunmen, numbering over 20, invaded the palace of the Chief of Kwaji at Pupule in the midnight and abducted Nyala, his pregnant wife and son.

The gunmen also abducted the orderly of the monarch and 12 people inside the town.

It was gathered that the gunmen, after abducting the second class chief and his family members, also abducted many people inside the town.

, “We heard sound of heavy gunshots inside the palace and we ran away from our houses, only to hear in the morning that our chief and his family members and other people inside the town were kidnapped,” a resident said.

It was further gathered that this is the third time the gunmen attacked Pupule town, which is the headquarters of Kwaji Chiefdom.

The State Police spokesperson, SP Usman Abdullahi, confirmed the abduction of the second-class chief and his family members and other people in the town.

“It is confirmed that the chief of Kwaji chiefdom and his family members were abducted,” Abdullahi stated.

Source: Daily Trust