Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly abducted Eze Damian Nwaigwe, head of the Mbutu kingdom in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State.
The monarch was said to have been abducted in his palace around 2:30am, a community source who preferred anonymity said.
“The traditional ruler of Mbutu ancient kingdom in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo state, Eze Damian Nwaigwe, has been kidnapped. The king was kidnapped at his palace around 2.30am, on Thursday.
“Those who kidnapped him were many. They came in vehicles and were more than 10. They barricaded his palace, shot indiscriminately until they whisked the monarch away.
“The palace of the king is excluded from where other villagers live. That was why it wasn’t difficult for him to have been kidnapped without any resistance from his subjects,” the source said.
The villagers, he said, were reportedly thrown into panic as they kept wake till dawn.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Imo State Command, CSP Micheal Abattam, confirmed the incident, saying that they would ensure the release of the monarch from his captors.
