Son Of Murdered Sokoto Monarch Regains Freedom

More revelation has emerged on the killing of the adducted district head of Gatawa in Sabon Birnin local government area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa.

Lending credence to the tragic news to our correspondent, the lawmaker representing Sabon Birnin North in the state House of Assembly, Honourable Almustapha Boza, said the team sent to deliver the ransom demanded by the bandits saw his corpse.

The lawmaker in a telephone conversation late Wednesday night, narrated that the team only came back with his son while the district head was already buried before they got to the bandits’ location.

“Yes, I can confirm to you that he is dead, they have killed him. Even those who went there to deliver the ransom couldn’t meet him alive, they only came back with his son who was abducted together with him and we are on our way to the hospital now for treatment.”

Recall that the lawmaker earlier while speaking with our correspondent said, “We have agreed on N60m and brand new motorcycles as ransom. What delayed the delivery was the specification of the motorcycles demanded which is popularly known as Boko Haram.

“We have gotten the motorcycles today but unfortunately the bandits did not call the person they were communicating with. They normally called twice in a day; 8am and 5pm but today they have not called throughout.”

Efforts to get police reaction was futile as the spokesperson, ASP Ahmed Rufai, could not be reached as at the time of filling this report.