The traditional ruler of Udo-Eguare, His Royal Highness Friday Ehizojie, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State.
According to reports, armed assailants ambushed the monarch on a forest path between Ubiaja and Udo community.
Daily Trust reports that the attackers shot dead a commercial motorcycle rider before seizing the traditional ruler and five others. However, one of the captives later escaped.
It is yet to be ascertained the motives behind the kidnap as fingers point that the Monarch was specifically targeted.
Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, said the police received a report about the kidnapping of the traditional ruler and a 21-year-old man.
He explained that the monarch was on a motorcycle heading to his community when the attackers ambushed them, killing the Okada rider before taking the ruler away.
