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Sokoto Monarch Dies, Son Free, Despite N60m Ransom
District Head of Gatawa in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa
The adducted District Head of Gatawa in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa, has been confirmed dead in captivity.
His son who was with him has been released after the payment of N60 million ransom.
Honourable Almustapha Boza, the lawmaker representing Sabon Birni North in the State’s House of Assembly, confirmed the tragic news to newsmen in Sokoto, on Wednesday.
He said that the team sent to deliver the ransom demanded by the bandits met the monarch’s corpse .
The lawmaker said the team only came back with his son while the district head was already buried before they get to the bandits enclave.
The Police authority in the state could not be reached as at the time of filing this report .
The monarch’s elder son, Surajo Isa said that the bandits collected N60 million and five motorcycles were given to secure their release.
“They came back from the bandits’ den around 8:30pm,” he said
He also confirmed that their father who died in captivity was buried by his abductors.
“This is what our brother told us after his release,” he revealed.
The monarch was abducted alongside his son and one other person by suspected armed armed bandits on his way to Sabon Birni from Sokoto and eas held for 25 days before he died in captivity.
A joint security operation against terrorists has led to the rescue of nine persons in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to inside sources, Forest Guards, under the supervision of the Directorate of Security Services and working with members of the local hunters and vigilante group, embarked on bush-combing operations. They discovered a hideout of the kidnappers and engaged them.
Nine persons were rescued in two separate operations in the forest of Obbo Aiyegunle. One of the kidnappers was neutralised while others fled with gunshot injuries.
One of the rescued persons is said to be receiving medical care at an undisclosed medical facility in the local government.
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Zamfara LG Chairman Abduction: Security operatives intensify rescue efforts
Security forces are currently conducting deliberate operations at the suspected location of the terrorists, aimed at safely rescuing the abducted Chairman.
• Family of the abducted Zamfara LG Chairman
Aliyu Danjal, Lieutenant Colonel Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, disclosed that on hearing gunshots, troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA responded immediately and swiftly moved to the scene where they engaged in hot pursuit of the terrorists leading to a fierce exchange of fire.
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IGP Disu orders officers to shoot anyone carrying illegal firearms
Disu explained that the directive was backed by Force Order 237, which empowers police officers to respond immediately to armed threats without waiting for approval from superior officers.
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has directed police officers across the country to shoot on sight anyone found carrying illegal firearms, as part of intensified efforts to curb insecurity.
Disu issued the directive on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, saying the move followed President Bola Tinubu’s instruction that the lingering security crisis in the state must be brought to an end.
The police chief maintained that only authorised security personnel are legally permitted to carry firearms, warning that law enforcement agencies would no longer tolerate the unlawful possession of weapons.
” You cannot move around freely carrying arms as if there is no law and order in this country. It will not be tolerated,” he said.
Disu explained that the directive was backed by Force Order 237, which empowers police officers to respond immediately to armed threats without waiting for approval from superior officers.
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