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We’re Investigating Reported Abduction Of 17 People In FCT – Police

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3 years ago

Jun 16, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

That is how the news of the kidnappings first came to public attention – prompting a social media outcry for the police and other security agencies to act
The Twitter user said there were 17 hostages, including three pregnant women and two children…

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Police Force has said it is investigating a reported mass abduction in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs are becoming increasingly common across the country.

But what is extraordinary in this case is that one of the alleged hostages posted a tweet and sent a WhatsApp message sharing their location and appealing for help as they were being driven away by the gunmen to an unknown destination.

That is how the news of the kidnappings first came to public attention – prompting a social media outcry for the police and other security agencies to act to rescue them.

The Twitter user said there were 17 hostages, including three pregnant women and two children, kidnapped from different parts of the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

The post got nearly 40,000 retweets and more than 2,500 people sent messages – many of them urging the Nigerian authorities to take action.

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The Federal Capital Territory command of the Nigeria police said investigations were ongoing, called for calm and thanked those who had given what they described as ‘’helpful information’’.

The Federal Government is facing increasing criticism for failing to tackle widespread insecurity in the country including frequent killings and kidnappings.

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