BANDITS who abducted the Emir of Gobir of Gatawa District in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa and his son have reportedly murdered the hapless traditional ruler.
Alhaji Bawa and his son were in July abducted at the Kwanar Maharba area while travelling from Sokoto to his hometown, Sabon Birni, the headquarters of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The bandits, on sighting the Emir’s vehicle, started shooting directly at the vehicle, resulting in the tyres bursting and the driver losing control of the car. This forced the car to suddenly stop, Gobir, one of his sons, had said.
“The bandits abducted the district head and his driver who happens to be his biological son.”
The abductors, a few days after the incident, requested the sum of N1 billion as ransom for the release of the victims.
In a video released online, the monarch, speaking in the Hausa language, narrated how they were kidnapped by the terrorists.
He said their lives were in danger in the hands of their abductors, adding that they had been suffering in the forests where they are currently held.
Pleading for help, he urged the government to urgently come to their rescue.
Also, in the video, one of the gunmen can be heard speaking in Hausa, dictating to the victims what to say.
Meanwhile, according to Idris4Peace, who disclosed the unfortunate passing of Alhaji Bawa via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday afternoon, the bandits released a harrowing video showing the monarch pleading for his life and desperately appealing to the government for assistance.
The post read; “Sarkin Gobir, a traditional leader in Sokoto, was executed by deadly armed bandits after being abducted, tortured, and dehumanised.
“The bandits released a video showing the leader pleading for his life and appealing to the government for help.
It will be recalled that the abductors, a few days after the abduction, requested the sum of N1 billion as ransom for the release of the victims.
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