The paramount ruler of Yankuzo in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Babangida Kogo, who was abducted by armed bandits on Tuesday, has regained his freedom.
Daily Post reports that the monarch was abducted following an airstrike that killed dozens of suspected bandits, prompting suspicion among Ado Allero’s gang members that he had aided the military.
He was released late Tuesday night by the gang of notorious bandits’ kingpin, Ado Allero, hours after being seized along the Mararraba axis while fleeing his community following a deadly Nigerian Air Force, NAF, airstrike.
The monarch returned to his palace in Yankuzo on Thursday, where he was reunited with his family.
Sources said the bandits accused the monarch of providing intelligence to the military, which allegedly led to the precision strike that killed scores of terrorists at a forest enclave between Yankuzo and Munhaye earlier the same day. More than 30 persons were confirmed dead, with several others injured.
However, he was reportedly freed after several hours in captivity when Ado Allero and his fighters concluded he had no involvement in the military operation.
“No ransom was paid. They interrogated him and found that he had no hands in the attack,” a security source disclosed.
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