Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa monarch, demand N7m

Some gunmen have kidnapped a traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Dankawo .
Our correspondent gathered that Dankawo , who is the Ardo Udege in the Udege Local Council Development Area of Nasarawa State, was abducted from his residence .
It was gathered that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N 7 m for the release of the traditional ruler .
The Nasarawa State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria , Alhaji Mohammed Hussaini , informed our correspondent of the incident in an interview on Tuesday .
Hussaini said , “ The traditional ruler of Udege development area , Ardo Udege , Alhaji Mohammed Dankawo , has been kidnapped and still in the custody of his abductors . The kidnappers are demanding the sum of N 7 m before they could release him . ”
He said that the state branch of MACBAN had inaugurated “ Operation Monde Jam” meaning ‘ operation peace meeting , ’ aimed at flushing out criminal elements among the Fulani herders in the state .
He , however , disclosed that in the month of and June 2020 about six Fulani herders were killed by the suspected kidnappers , adding that no fewer than 300 cows rustled.

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