Gunmen Kidnap 9 Persons In Abuja

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Kidnappers pierced Abuja ‘safety net’ on Monday night and made away with nine persons in the Kuje area of the city.

 

According to a TVC report, among the people kidnapped was a 12-year-old boy.

 

The kidnapping happened in Pegi community, a resettlement area in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

 

Witnesses said the kidnappers dressed in military camouflage struck around 8:00pm.

 

Several weeks ago, the Inspector general of police, Mohammed Adamu had given assurances about the safety of the city, following some abductions, the most notable of which was the kidnap of Aisha Umar Ardo, the daughter of a chieftain of the PDP who had to pay $15,000 in bitcoins to get his daughter released.

 

While observing that, like other climes across the world, the country has its security challenges, Adamu however noted that a comprehensive analysis of crime statistics in major cities across the world would reveal that Abuja has one of the lowest crime rates and remains indisputably one of the safest capital cities in the world.

 

“Federal Capital Territory Police Command has a robust anti-crime architecture which is continually rejigged to effectively tackle prevailing and emerging crimes’, the IGP said in a statement by spokesman, Frank Mba.

 

In a sign of worsening insecurity in the country, one person was killed while four others were abducted on Monday in Anguwan Barau, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

 

A member of the community said the gunmen arrived at about 4:00am and shot in the air.

 

One of the villagers who scampered in all directions died.

Meanwhile, The public relations officer in charge of the FCT Police Command, Anjugurl Manzah, said the police is making concerted efforts to rescue the victims alive and appealed to the public for information that would lead to the rescue of the kidnapped victims.

 

Manzah’s statement reads:

“Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, wishes to inform the public that it is making concerted effort to rescue the persons kidnapped around Pegi Community on Monday 7th October, 2019 at about 2100 hrs.

 

“Though details of the incident is still sketchy, the Command is urging members of the public to be calm while the Police intensify effort to rescue and reunite victims with members of their families.

 

“Meanwhile, we call on the public to be security conscious and provide information to the Police and other relevant security agencies on suspicious movements and activities within their communities.

 

“The Command reassures members of the public of its commitment to protect lives and property in the Federal Capital Territory.”

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