Bandits kill the palace, guard, kidnap the brother of the district head in Sokoto
A bandit attack at a district head residence in Sokoto State left one individual dead and another abducted as verified by the police.
The Sokoto State Police Command disclosed that it had detained one Maude Salisu and also recognized the murdered guard of the palace as Usman Muhammadu. Police commissioner Ibrahim Kaoje from the state informed newsmen;
“Armed men numbering about seven invaded the residence of the District Head of Gidan Bubu village in Wamakko LGA Sokoto, one Alhaji Muhammadu Gidado, shooting sporadically.
“They kidnapped Alhaji Sani Ardo, the younger brother of the district head; his wife, Hauwa’u Sani and one other were beaten and they dispossessed her of her Tecno GSM handset.”
Mr Kaoje revealed that the brother of the kidnapped district head was released after paying the bandits an N3 m ransom.
“During the course of investigation one Maude Salisu was arrested and the Tecno GSM handset belonging to Hauwa’u Sani with the sum of four hundred and seventeen thousand and thirty naira (N417, 030) suspected to be his share of the ransom was recovered in his possession,” Kaoje stated.
Maude has admitted to the crime and allegedly helps detectives track down members of his gang.
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