Bandits kidnap wife, three children of Adamawa district head

Armed bandits have kidnapped the wife and three children of a district head, Ardo Ahmadu, in Adamawa State.

A family source told PUNCH Metro that the woman and her three children were abducted at their residence at Yolde-Pate, in the Yola South Local Government Area of the state.

Ahmadu, who is the District Head of Mayo-Farang under the Fombina Emirate, was also kidnapped sometime last year and released after payment of N10m ransom.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the kidnap of the family members of the traditional ruler.

He said, “In the early hours of today (Tuesday), suspected bandits attacked the residence of the district head of Mayo-Farang and kidnapped four persons: his wife and three children.

“However, the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, has directed the anti-kidnapping and counter-terrorism units to go after the assailants and rescue the victims unharmed.”