Shock As Emir Of Bungudu Abducted

By Akinwale Kasali

The unbelievable happened on Tuesday when the powerful Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, the Emir of Bungudu, was kidnapped by gunmen. The First Class Emir met his fate along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.

According to reports the abduction  occurred on Tuesday at 3:10pm near Olam Factory, few kilometers to the city of Kaduna.

The abductors were said to have opened fire on the convoy and successfully demobilized some of the vehicles, leading to the abduction.

The kidnappers hid in the shelterbelt of eucalyptus trees along the road in batches.Those at the middle first opened the fire on the convoy, before those in the front started firing sporadically,” joined by those at the back.

A source  added said that other commercial and private vehicles were also seen by the roadside, signifying multiple abductions of travelers.

A statement issued by the Spokesman of the Police command, Mohammad Jalige at 12 midnight Wednesday morning, it  said a police officer who was among a team despatched to confront the bandits, was killed.

He added that two other people sustained varying degrees of injuries and were receiving medical treatment.

The Police said four vehicles, apparently on the Emirs convoy were recovered at the scene of the incident.

The statement reads: “Today 14th September, 2021 at about 1510hrs, the Kaduna Police Command received a tragic report of an attack and kidnapping incident around Dutse Village along Kaduna-Abuja road where an unspecified number of people were suspected to have been kidnapped while two others sustained varying degree of injuries and currently receiving medical treatment.

“The information has it that the commuters were intercepted by the bandits who shot berserkly resulting in the aforesaid circumstance.

“However Operatives of the Command were dispatched to restore normalcy in the area of which an officer paid the supreme price.

“During the course of preliminary investigation of the scene, four vehicles were recovered from the scene while the exact number of persons kidnapped is yet to be ascertained.

“Equally, available information indicates that the Emir of Bungudu, Zamfara state His Royal Highness (HRH) Alhaji Hassan Atto, is among the people abducted to an unknown destination.

“Meanwhile reinforcement team have since been dispatched while coordinated effort is being carried out with a view to rescuing the victims unhurt.

“The Kaduna-Abuja road has been safe lately if not for this unfortunate incident.

“Thus, the Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command, CP Mudassiru Abdullahi psc (+) is calling on the citizens plying the road not be deterred by this setback as the Command is rejigging the security deployment to strengthen the existing structure aimed at forestalling reoccurrence.”