Police rescue kidnapped Niger traditional ruler
Mahmud Aliyu, the victim, was kidnapped by heavily armed gunmen on Sunday at his palace at about 10 p.m.
Mahmud Aliyu, the victim, was kidnapped by heavily armed gunmen on Sunday at his palace at about 10 p.m.
Mustafa Ahmadu was kidnapped at about midnight on Monday in Mayo Farang, Adamawa.
The children were between two and 15 years old.
He says House of Chiefs acted as a check on the parliament in Nigeria's First Republic
The monarch was accused of complicity in a kidnap case.
The monarch also used the occasion to launch an Iwo magazine.
The monarch was attacked penultimate Sunday.
He said his love for education saw him through the five-year programme.
The monarch was murdered while on a journey.
The police said the monarch refused to honour repeated summons.
The homeless boys, aged 11, 12 and 14 years, allegedly worked as pathfinders for robbery gangs.
The monarch and five others are still being held, Afenifere said.
The traditional ruler and his palace officials allegedly "arrested" a man who has remained missing since September last year.
The Onibese of Ibesaland, Joel Bamgbose, died on Thursday.
The police said the kidnap had not been reported.
The traditional ruler was suspended for seven days.
"If you commit a crime, we will find you and prosecute you no matter how long it takes."
The Oba was abducted in July.
The 74-year-old monarch was abducted in his Palace in Iba on July 16.
The Saf Ron-Kulere was on Monday assassinated alongside his wife, son and police orderly.
A factional leader of the community union says the traditional ruler had prior information about the attacks.
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