Amid growing insecurity in across the nation, the FCT is not left out as armed men have abducted four residents and killed a vigilante personnel in an attack on the Byazhin area of Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
An Abuja resident, who identified himself as Aliyu, said the attack occurred in the early hours of Thursday, noting that the assailants were heavily armed.
He said, “The attack happened in the early hours of Thursday. The gunmen were about 28 who attacked the community. I think they might have camped in the area before they struck. Four residents were taken into the bush while one vigilante guiding the area was shot from behind and died as a result of the gunshot.”
Additionally, a security source, who verified the incident, added that the vigilante had been buried.
He also revealed that combined teams of security operatives had launched a search-and-rescue operation for the kindapped victims.
Byazhin, a rapidly growing neighbourhood in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, has recently witnessed increasing security concerns.
Furthermore, the incident adds to a pattern of violent attacks in the area, prompting residents to heighten vigilance and strengthen local security measures.
Meanwhile, at the time of report, efforts to reach the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, proved unsuccessful.
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