Less than one month after the Ubulu-Uku was kidnapped and killed, gunmen have on Friday abducted the 96-year-old Odio-ologobo, the traditional ruler of Olomoro Kingdom in Isoko area of Delta State, HRM Josiah Umukoro Aghaza 1.


The royal father was reportedly going to his palace at about 10.00 am after departing the residence of his wife when the armed men suspected to be kidnappers, numbering four, ambushed him, dragged him out of his car and took him hostage.

“There is tension in the whole town over the incident. The men, who came in a CRV Honda Jeep sped away with the monarch and commercial motorcyclists pursued them as far as Ughelli, but because they were driving a motor vehicle, they succeeded in escaping,” a villager said.


Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, DSP Celestina Kalu, confirmed the abduction of the royal father.