A mother of four, Mrs Joy Deke, has been kidnapped by gunmen around the Catholic Papal’s Ground, opposite the Federal Housing Estate, Kubwa, Abuja.
The estate is on the right on the way from Kubwa to the city centre.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the victim, Deke, who lives at Kaniz estate, was driving a Venza Toyota car with her daughter from Kubwa federal housing back to their house when the gunmen shot and demobilised the tyres of the car.
The gunmen reportedly ordered the daughter to lie down while they made away with the mother and her handset which was switched off at the time of this report.
The matter was reported at the Kubwa Divisional Police Station and the police swiftly rushed to the scene of the incident.
A source close to the family said that the police have taken the vehicle to the station
The source said that the husband of the victim works with a private firm that deals with Alternative energy
Meanwhile, the gunmen had yet to establish contact with the family.
In a related development, seven students of the University of Jos from a private hostel along the Bauchi-Ring road, Jos North local government area of Plateau State have been abducted by armed men.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the incident happened at about 1 am on Wednesday as the students were said to be reading ahead of their forthcoming examination.
A staff at the University who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the incident but declined to give further information.
However, students in the neighbourhood where the incident happened said they were afraid and could not offer any help even when the intruders spent about 30 minutes before whisking the victims away in a vehicle they came with.
The names, departments and years of study of the victims could not be ascertained at the time of this report.
The State Police spokesman, DSP Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the incident, said, “We are still working to rescue the students unhurt.”