Four people were abducted by gunmen who broke into the Bmuko village in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday night in the Dutse Baupma axis of the Bwari Area Council.

Mr. Isah, a community member, reported that the invasion began at approximately 11:50 p.m. in the home of an engineer named Patrick, whose brother and wife were among the victims of kidnapping.

He claimed that the approximately thirty kidnappers invaded Zone C, Road 5 of the community and fired intermittent gunfire before breaking into the engineer’s home and robbing two members of the family.

“From the engineer’s house, after carrying his wife and brother, they divided themselves into two groups. One group went towards the riverside that leads to Kubwa and Bwari, while the other group went towards the hillside.

“It was the group going towards the hillside that stopped at a nearby house where they kidnapped a Pastor and another young man. We could not do anything, we were scared to death during the period of the attack,” he said.

A community leader who wished to remain anonymous claimed that they heard gunfire just before midnight, at which point one of the landlords who lived nearby sent them a voice message on their platform informing them that they were under attack.

“Swiftly, our security personnel came down, we had to make calls to the FCDA Police Station, luckily we had intervention from them, and soldiers also came to our rescue. However, the whole thing turned to something else, as nobody was arrested.

“The kidnappers went with three or four people. As we speak, the soldiers that went in search of them have returned without rescuing them. The police officers are still in the bush searching for them.

“We have been demanding for Police outpost here in the Bmuko community, this is a populated environment. Whatever is happening here is not out of the knowledge of the security architecture of the FCT,” he added.

He emphasized that the presence of the police in the community would be established if they patrolled at least three or four times a week.

“The people will also be guided both in information and movement. We are trusting that those kidnapped would be rescued safely. They have not contacted anyone yet. We are seriously praying for their safety.

“The wife and brother of one Engineer Patrick were also among the people that were kidnapped, and also a Pastor. The kidnappers came with AK47, because some of the guys during the night search picked up about two or three bullets of AK47 on the ground,” he stated.