The convoy of the emir of Bungudu, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru along Abuja Kaduna highway have been attacked.
Alhaji Attahiru is a monarch in Zamfara State.
Sources who confirmed the abduction of the monarch said the gunmen opened fire on his convoy and successfully demobilized some of the vehicles.
A security source who spoke to Daily Nigeria said the incident happened on Tuesday after Olam Factory, few kilometers to the city of Kaduna.