EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the wife of a pastor and his two daughters from their home in the Pegi community in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The victims were said to have been kidnapped when the pastor was away late Saturday.
Speaking on the abduction on Sunday, a resident of the area, who identified himself simply as Eze, disclosed that the assailants scaled the fence and broke the door.
“The bandits came to pastor’s house at a resettlement area in Zone A. They were all women in the house when they came. They were heavily armed. They forced their way in and took them away,” the resident said.
Also speaking on the attack, the father and the husband of the victims, Pastor Gabriel Oladapo, said the gunmen cut his fence’s barb wire and scaled the fence.
He added that the assailants destroyed his burglar-proof windows, as well as the door to gain access to his house.
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“The incident happened around 11pm on Saturday. They took away my daughters and wife. I was not in the house when the attack happened,” Oladapo said.
The pastor, who said the abductors had yet to reach out, called on security operatives to ensure the release of his wife and children.
As gathered by EKOHOTBLOG, the incident was confirmed by the spokesman for the FCT Police Command, ASP Daniel Ndiparya.
“Efforts are being made by the Command to ensure that the victims are rescued,” Ndiparya said.
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