Fear Grips FCT Communities As Residents Flee Over Threats Of Attacks By Bandits

Scores of residents of Kungaboku and Paze communities in the Federal Capital Territory have fled their homes for their dear lives after a letter by suspected bandits threatening a coordinated attack.

According to Vanguard, the letter allegedly found in a pupil’s school bag in a private school, stated that the bandits vowed to attack Kungaboku and neighbouring Paze to avenge their commander’s killing.

Recall that on March 7, troops of the 7 Guards Battalion, Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army, with police and vigilantes, rescued 19 kidnapped victims.

The victims, most of whom are from Paze and Kungaboku, regained their freedom during a coordinated search and rescue operation conducted around Gidan Dogo in the Bwari Area Council.

It was gathered that in the course of the operation, troops reportedly killed a bandit, while others fled the scene with suspected gunshot wounds.

The threat letter was reportedly discovered in a pupil’s notebook at a private school in Paze by a teacher while marking the child’s homework.

After raising the alarm, the pupil, parents, teacher and school authorities were picked up, interrogated, profiled and later released by the police.

Meanwhile, news of the threat spread rapidly, with residents sharing the information across various community groups and social media platforms.

Kungaboku and Paze, near Byazhin, an extension of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council are said to have have witnessed several violent attacks recently.