Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two wives and a son of Dansalama Adamu, a third-class chief of Sarkin kudu in Taraba State.
It was gathered that the incident happened at midnight Friday when the gunmen forced their way into the palace of the monarch in Ibbi Local Government Area and abducted his family members.
According to Daily Trust, the monarch had travelled out of his chiefdom when the gunmen stormed his palace.
The whereabouts of the monarch’s wives and son remained unknown as the kidnappers are yet to contact the family as at the time of filling this report.
The State Police spokesman, DSP Usman Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident, said some suspects had been arrested in connection with the abduction.
Abdullahi stated further that efforts to rescue the abducted family members of the monarch were ongoing, adding that the suspects arrested had provided useful information to the police which could lead to the rescue of the abducted victims.