Abuja On ‘Fire’ As Gunmen Kidnap Many Residents At Dawn

The FCT Police Command has commenced an operation to rescue residents who were kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Thursday in Abaji.

The gunmen invaded Abaji, shooting sporadically and started abducting residents to an unknown place.

Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, assured residents that the abductees will be rescued and kidnappers will be arrested.

“Meanwhile, on Thursday 9th July, 2020 at about 1400hrs a detachment of police operatives from the Command Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad on another operation arrested two suspected kidnappers at Tungan Maje forest in Gwagwalada Area Council.

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“The suspects, Abdullahi Mohammed ‘m’ 29 years and Adamu Musa ‘m’ 26 years, were arrested in possession of one fabricated revolver pistol with the capacity to discharge AK47 ammunition, one Dane gun, eight rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and one Itel phone, which have been recovered as exhibits”.

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