The Nasarawa state police command has deployed its personnel to rescue the abducted Chief of Gurku, Jibrin Waziri and his wife.
In a statement on Monday in Lafia, spokesman of the command, Ramhan Nansel, the police commissioner, Maiyaki Baba, has deployed all concerned units of the command to rescue the monarch and his wife unhurt.
He said the monarch was abducted at his palace on Sunday around 10pm.
Nansel said the traditional ruler and his wife were taken to an unknown destination before the arrival of troops to the palace.
“At about 10pm on Sunday, a distress call was received by the Nasarawa State Police command that the palace of the Chief of Gurku town located 10 kilometres away from Mararaba main town in a mountainous area, was invaded by men suspected to be kidnappers,” the statement reads.
“Upon receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, deployed a combined team of police operatives in collaboration with vigilante groups to the scene.
“Upon arrival, it was discovered that the Chief and his wife were abducted to an unknown destination.
“The surrounding bushes and the mountains were combed, but all efforts to get them proved abortive.
Nansel added that, “The commissioner of police has further deployed additional men of the tactical teams; the anti-kidnapping unit, and officers from the Karu area command to the scene in order to rescue the chief and his wife unhurt”.
