The residents in Sabon Birni, on Thursday clashed with the Nigerian Police Force over the brutal killing of the District Head of Gatawa District in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Bawa by bandits who kidnapped him earlier.
In the video that surfaced on social media, aggrieved youths are seen on street rioting and burning tyres to express their grievances, which led to a clash between them and police officers who tried to quell the riot.
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Recall Alhaji Bawa was recently abducted by suspected gunmen alongside his son. The district head died after he had undergone severe torture and beating by the gunmen suspected to be bandits, 25 days after he was abducted.
The abductors of the traditional ruler earlier demanded 900 million, later reduced to 500 million as ransom, the amount that was not raised by his family or the state government before his untimely death in the hands of his captors on Wednesday.
The abductors of the district head further reduced the ransom to 60 million Naira and six motorcycles, which was later paid and the suspected gunmen released the son, who is currently hospitalized.
Last Tuesday, the abductors released a video clip in which the late traditional ruler was seen pleading with the Sokoto State Government and Sultanate Council to help secure his release from captivity.
The late Sokoto monarch was attacked and kidnapped along the Sokoto-Sabon Birni road on July 29 after attending a meeting of traditional rulers in Sokoto, the State capital.