The traditional ruler of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, Etiyin Maurice Edet, was on Sunday night abducted by gunmen at his residence in the council area.
An aide to the traditional ruler was shot dead in the process of the kidnapping, reports claim.
The traditional ruler’s aide was reportedly killed as he tried to prevent his principal from being abducted.
Akpabuyo, notorious for criminal activities, is less than 15 kilometres from Calabar, the capital city of the state.
Meanwhile, Prof Patrick Egaga of the University of Calabar, Unical, has been released by his abductors after 26 days in captivity.
Egaga who is Unical’s Director of SERVICOM, was abducted in the institution’s staff quarters after which his abductors demanded a ransom of N50 million.
