The paramount ruler of Ikulu Kingdom in Southern Kanduna, Kaduna State, Yohanna Kukah, has been kidnapped.
The paramount ruler is a brother to Archbishop Hassan Kuka.
The police command in the state confirmed the incident on Wednesday in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Mukhtar Aliyu.
The police said Kukah was kidnapped on Tuesday at his residence.
The police which said no call had been received from the kidnappers for ransom, disclosed that rescue operation had been started.
“We have deployed our patrol team and our special unit to rescue the paramount ruler unhurt,” the police spokesman said.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Zamfara have arrested a suspected kidnapper and cattle rustler, Musa Abdullahi (popularly known as Gaugai).
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Muhammad Shehu, in Gusau on Wednesday said that the arrest was part of the sustained efforts to rid the state of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminal activities.
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“The suspect was arrested on January 1 by the Anti-kidnapping Squad of the command on Operation Sharar Daji in Kunkeli and Chabi villages in Maru Local Government Area of the state.
“One AK47 riffle with five rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspect,” he said.
The suspect is believed to be one of the members of a kidnap gang terrorising the state who had been declared wanted by the police.
Shehu further said that the suspect was assisting the command to fish out other members of the gang.
“The suspect would be charged to court as soon as the command completes its investigation,” the police spokesman added.
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the police spokesman urged members of the public to always report suspicious persons or movement around them to the nearest security outpost.
