Update on Kidnapped Emirs.- One Dies, The Other Escapes While Fleeing

Emir of Gwoza

According to reports from daily post,, the Islamic Militants, Boko Haram who were earlier said to have abducted two Borno rulers have killed the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrisa Timta while the Emir of Uba, Alhaji Ismaila Mamza is said to be in their custody.

It was earlier said that the two traditional rulers were seized at gun point by the Insurgents at about 10 am on Friday, along Garkida, Hawul road where a report said, there was ongoing battle between the insurgents and the Nigerian military.
The two rulers were said to be on their way to Gombe to commiserates with the families of the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar, who died on Tuesday evening at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London where he was said to have undergone operation for cancer.

Another report said, the two first-class Emirs were said to be in the same car when they were ambushed around Zhur, near Sangere, a Fulani settlement. According to the report, the gunmen opened fire at the royal vehicle and the two Emirs were said to have opened their car doors and fled into the bush.
A local Mallam, Habu Shaffa, claimed that, one of the Emir was shot and the other escaped, “We were going to our farms when we saw police and some people shooting themselves. We saw a car and we knew that, it belongs to an Emir. We thought it was the Emir of Biu but later we learnt that, it was the Emir of GWOZA and the Emir of Uba who were passing and Boko Haram opened fire on their vehicle. One of the Emirs died, but the other escaped.”

DailyPost correspondent, who called on a close relations of the Emir of GWOZA, gathered that, when a relation called a member of the family, there was wailing at the background, and later the person that answered the call announced that, they lost the “Great One”- meaning the Emir is dead.
Also, another report said, the Emir of Uba, Alhaji Ismail Mamza did not escape but was held hostage by the insurgents who were still battling with soldiers at Zhur forest where the attack took place.
“I don’t know if the military were able to rescue him (Emir of Uba) but one of the people with him during the attack said, they were attacked and someone called the military, but it was too late for the Emir of GWOZA before the military arrived the scene.”

It was also gathered from another source, that, a battle was ongoing between the military and the Boko Haram sect, when the convoy of the two Emir ran into the battle line, and that unfortunately for them, they were caught in the crossfire. ” Whatever it is, there was gun battle and it was unfortunate, we lost our Emir,” the source said.
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