The Emir of Gurku, Jibrin Mohammed, and his wife have been abducted by gunmen from their palatial residence in Nasarawa State.
The incident was confirmed by DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa Police Command on Monday.
He revealed that the Emir and his wife were kidnapped from their palace, a few kilometres from Mararraba’s main town in Karu Local Government Area.
After getting a distress call, Nansel said a combined Police squad, in partnership with vigilante organisations, investigated the surrounding bushes but found no evidence of the abductees.
Efforts to rescue the Emir and his wife are underway, with extra police personnel from the Police Tactical Team, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and others from the Karu Police.
