July 12, 2021

A ransom of N200 million ransom has been demanded for the release of the Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu.

The spokesperson of the Kajuru Emirate Council, Dahiru Abubakar disclosed by  on Monday.

According to Mr Abubakar, the bandits gave assurances that all the victims are in good condition and were not being molested.

He said the council is still appealing to the bandits to release the 85-year-old monarch who was abducted by in the wee hours of Sunday along with 13 of his family members, including two grandchildren and his relatives.

Meanwhile, one bandit was reportedly killed and some others injured in a shootout with soldiers during the attack on the Emir’s palace, according to security sources in the local government.

The sources said the bandits, during the operation, divided themselves into two, with one group engaging the soldiers in a gun battle, while the other group moved into the palace, and later took the Emir and 14 others away into the forest.