Gunmen abducted a Corps member, Adenike, and seven others in Extension 2 Relocation, along Arab Road, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
According to PUNCH, a source said that Adenike is the only daughter of her parents was kidnapped on Tuesday night in her father’s home.
The source added that several others went missing after the attack and two others escaped while they were being whisked away through the hills by the kidnappers.
The source said, “Adenike, the landlord’s only daughter who’s currently doing her NYSC has been kidnapped. We’re confused now because several others are also missing.
“Seven others were kidnapped alongside Adenike. But two among the nine earlier kidnapped, escaped and are safe now.”
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that gunmen shot two males, with one of the gunshot victims dying on the spot, as the other was rushed to the hospital.
During the attack, an eyewitness through a distress call to PUNCH noted that the gunmen shot sporadically at Amilomania Street and later moved to Toyin Street.
He said, “We heard gunshots twice when they first stormed a house at Amilonania Street. They’re now at Toyin Street, at the last house by the hill.
“They shot a tailor, Abel, popularly known as Oshodi, and he’s lying down dead. They also shot another male, but we have taken him to the Kubwa General Hospital at Phase 4, but he was unconscious.
“The gunmen escaped through the hill.”
The FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adey, could not be reached to comment on the incident as she didn’t take calls nor responded to text messages as at the time of filing this report.
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