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One of the
daughters of the Emir of Lafia has been found less than 48 hours after
she was abducted from the grounds of her father’s palace. Hadiza
Mustapha Isa Agwai was found in the early hours of Thursday,
disorientated but unharmed.

According to a
source, the 22-year-old was abducted on Tuesday after being coerced by
a group of men masquerading as commercial motorcyclists. The details of
the kidnapping are still unclear but it is believed that Miss Agwai was
just returning from work when she was taken.

The Secretary to
the Lafia Emirate, Hudu Aliyu Mailafiya, revealed in a telephone
interview with NEXT that the Emir’s daughter was found at exactly 5am
on Thursday in a confused and bewildered state. He added that although
that she was not speaking lucidly, she managed to reveal that her
assailants took her to a bush somewhere near Nasarawa Eggon, about 30
minutes away from Lafia.

Her account also revealed that her abductors had other people in their custody, one of whom was killed in her presence.

Miss Agwai was
unavailable for further comment, as investigations showed that she had
been immediately taken to the State Security Service head office in
Lafia for a debrief. Mr Mailafiya explained that she was taken in for
questioning to enable the security agents get some more leads on her
captors.

When NEXT visited the office of the SSS in Lafia, we were denied access to the Emir’s daughter who was still in their custody.

Mr Mailafiya however assured that as soon as she was released from
questioning, he would make sure that a press briefing is arranged so
that Miss Agwai can give full details of the abduction.