Heavily armed men suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday night, abducted the King of Gurku community in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, HRH Jibril Mamman Waziri, alongside his wife, Hajiya Sa’adatu Waziri.

After their abduction in the palace where is located around mountains in the area, the gunmen took the First-Class Royal father and his wife to an unknown destination.

A resident of the community, who pleaded anonymity, told our Correspondent that the incident happened at about 10 pm when many other residents had gone to bed in their respective houses.

He said, “It was around 10 pm when the sad incident occurred. The gunmen who came in their numbers, abducted the Chief and his wife. They did not get any help from the security agencies that was why the gunmen were able to take them away.