Two stabbed as hoodlums raid houses in Abuja

At least two persons were stabbed and robbed of their belongings when hoodlums invaded Ikwa village near Zuba in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT.

A resident, Adamu Salihu, said the incident happened around 2am when the hoodlums, wielding knives, cutlasses and other weapons attacked some houses.

He said the hoodlums, who invaded the house of a prominent indigene of the area, Alhaji Yahaya Salihu Kuyambana, stabbed two of his sons, Sa’adu Yahaya and Faisal Yahaya, with knives when they tried to prevent them from dispossessing members of the household of their valuables.

He further said the hoodlums also invaded some houses and stole phones, electronics and money.

The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Adeh Josephine, has not issued a statement on the incident.