Gunmen suspected to be bandits stormed the palace of the Emir of Kagarko in southern part of Kaduna State, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and took away nine of his children, grand children and three others in the town.
A resident, who spoke to correspondents said the gunmen stormed the area around 11:15pm and headed directly to the Emir’s residence.
Kaduna is one of the North West State battling high wave of insecurity in the country.
Bandits have been making life unbearable for residents in different parts of the state, with government making repeated promises to tackle the situation