Abuja: Gunmen raid village, abduct 29 including women, children

Abuja: Gunmen raid village, abduct 29 including women, children

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly attacked and abducted 29 people in the Kwali area council of the FCT, Abuja.

On Tuesday night, the gunmen stormed Yewuti village, the hometown of the immediate-past vice chairman of Kwali Area Council, Alhaji Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti. They raided eight houses and made away with 29 people, including men, housewives, and children.

Two of the victims, Mrs. Zainab Umar and Mrs. Aisha Zubairu, reportedly escaped from their abductors while being led into the bush.

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Some of those kidnapped include Idris Mohammed, Abdullahi Zubairu, Sani S. Magani, Peter Modu, Ibrahim Mamman, Yellow Abdulrasheed, Musa Suleiman, Simbiya Ishaku, Sumaiya Ibrahim, Muktari Yunusa, Mohammed Yeluwa, Rahmat Shagari, Sumaiya Abubakar Yelwa, Mohammed Yelwa, Maimuna Muhammad, Hussaini Ya Nda Agyana, Hamza Ibrahim, Lantana Yunusa, Nabila Agyana, Rufai Salihu, Nafisa Aminu, Kasimu Adamu, Abako Adamu, Abdulyakin Aliyu, Lukman Aliyu, Rahina Audu, Abdulrazak Usman, Sadiya Usman, Darius Samuel, and Japheth Osu.

However, the Nigeria Police Force has yet to confirm or deny the reported abduction.

It should be noted that kidnappers have consistently targeted the FCT suburbs and even made incursions into parts of Kubwa and Pyakasa, which are closer to the main city.

Bwari, Kuje, Gwagwalada, Kwali, and Abaji area councils are often the worst-hit, with the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) also occasionally targeted by bandits.