Days after crying for help, abducted emir dies in captivity
Kidnapped Emir of Gobir in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, has died in captivity one month after abduction.
Shuaibu Gwanda Gobir, Magajin Gobir, exclusively confirmed the death to Neptune Prime.
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Gwanda Gobir said the emir lost his life Wednesday morning, August 20, 2024, while still in captivity.
The trauma he endured during his abduction is believed to have contributed to his passing.
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On Monday, Neptune Prime observed a video of the 74-year-old monarch pleading passionately, in a feeble, heart-rending voice for his life.
In a feeble voice, disheveled, and in blood-stained apparel, with his hands tied behind him, Alhaji Bawa pleaded with relevant authorities to save his life.
It could be recalled that bandits invaded the monarch’s domain and took him captive one month ago.
Alhaji Bawa has been a traditional ruler for fourty four years, having been the District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto state, historically significant District of Sabon Birni, before he was recently transfered, demoted rather, to the lesser stool of Gatawa by the state governor, Ahmed Aliyu.
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