Over 150 abducted in Gobir following Emir's killing by bandits Bandits have abducted over 150 people and rustled over 1,000 cattle in several villages in the Gobir Emirate of Sokoto State. The incident occurred a few days after the death of the Emir of Gobir, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, who was also the District Head of Gatawa, in a kidnappers’ den. On July 29, the monarch was kidnapped along with his son and six others on the Sokoto-Sabon Birni Road. In a viral video, the deceased, with his hands and legs tied, was...