A serving Corp member identified simply as Adenike and seven others have been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Tuesday at the Arab Road Extension 2 in Kubwa District of the FCT.
According to reports, the attackers also killed one yet-to-be-identified resident during the operation.
A source, who spoke on the basis of anonymity disclosed that the bandits invaded some buildings along the Arab road and begun to shoot sporadically.
He disclosed that the corper, Adenike, who was said to be the only child of her parents, was abducted during the attack, while the bandits also kidnapped any resident they could lay their hands on.
Speaking further, the source said that a resident was shot dead by the attackers, while the other gunshot victim was rushed to the hospital.
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He stated that a hill which serves as a buffer for residents of the area was where the bandits gained entrance into the Arab road extension.
The source explained, “Apart from the Youth Corper, we are looking for seven other residents. Nobody can sleep anymore. It was like a war zone the way they were shooting. Luckily two of those kidnapped escaped. That is how we knew seven persons were taken away.”
He added that from Amilomania Street, the bandits moved to Toyin Street, all in Extension 2 Relocation, along Arab Road, in Kubwa, stressing that one of the victims shot dead is a popular tailor in the area.
He alleged that the bandits may be using the hilly area to gain entrance into the street to avoid the vigilantes that are stationed in the popular entrance of the street, to avoid a fight back.
DSP Josephine Adeh, the FCT PPRO, could not comment on the incident as she could not be reached through phone.