{"id":8832,"date":"2021-07-11T20:19:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T20:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8832"},"modified":"2021-07-11T20:19:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T20:19:35","slug":"kajuru-emir-abduction-kaduna-speaker-says-its-a-joke-taken-too-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8832","title":{"rendered":"Kajuru Emir Abduction: Kaduna Speaker Says It&#8217;s A Joke Taken Too Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Kajuru Emir Abduction: Kaduna Speaker Says It&#8217;s A Joke Taken Too Far<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani has described the early Sunday morning abduction of the Emir of Kajuru, Adamu Kajuru and 10 others as a joke taken too far.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He expressed this in a statement signed by his SA Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, dated July 11, made available to newsmen in Kaduna.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The news of the abduction of the\u00a0 Emir of Kajuru, Adamu Kajuru, and 10 persons said to be \u201cmembers of his family,\u201d is a joke taken too far and stands condemnable.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Traditional leaders play a key role in ensuring peaceful coexistence and stability of our society, hence the abductors are out to destabilise our society,&#8221; it said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zailani said that In view of his important role in the society, security personnel should track the abductors and ensure all hostages are freed unharmed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;I appeal for calm from all concerned at this point in time, assuring that our security agencies will act swiftly to ensure their safe return.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It would be recalled that news broke on Sunday morning about the abduction, coming days after 120 students of Bethel Baptist High School and 13 residents of Ungwan Gimbiya in Sabon Tasha were abducted in Kaduna State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Earlier, the Kaduna Police Command\u00a0 issued a press release on the matter.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Read.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">KADUNA POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">THE KIDNAP OF THE CHIEF OF KAJURU ALHAJI ALHASSAN ADAMU AND TEN (10) MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ON 11TH JULY, 2021<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Kaduna Police Command through the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Kajuru, Kaduna is in receipt of an unfortunate report on the kidnap of the Chief of Kajuru, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu in the early hours of today 11th July, 2021. The incident occurred about 0234hrs when armed wielding bandits in large numbers invaded Kajuru town, shot sporadically and gained access into the Chief&#8217;s residence where they abducted him and ten (10) members of his immediate family to an unknown destination.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Notwithstanding, the Joint patrol of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), conventional Police and the Nigerian Army attached to Kajuru LGA are currently engaged in search and rescue mission around the forest for a possible rescue of the victims while IGP\u2019s Tactical units have been contacted for technical support.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Command is saddened with this incident and it\u2019s not relenting in ensuring lasting solution to current upsurge of criminality in the state. Members of the public are urged to remain calm and should always support the Police and other security agencies with credible information that will enable them curtail any possible attack on innocent citizens before it happened.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">ASP MOHAMMED JALIGE<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">KADUNA STATE COMMAND<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kajuru Emir Abduction: Kaduna Speaker Says It&#8217;s A Joke Taken Too Far The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani has described the early Sunday morning abduction of the Emir of Kajuru, Adamu Kajuru and 10 others as a joke taken too far. 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