A first-class monarch in Plateau State, Dr. Isaac Azi Wakili, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Wakili is the paramount ruler of the Izere nation in the Jos East Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that the first-class monarch was abducted in the early hours of Friday morning when gunmen invaded his palace at Shere community.
A resident of the community, Philip Izam, confirmed the monarch’s abduction in Jos on Friday.
Izam said that during the invasion, one person was killed while others were injured following a gun battle between the assailants and the security men in a failed bid to rescue the monarch.
Plateau Police command has also confirmed the incident.