Some Gunmen on Thursday has raided Tunga Maji, a suburb of Abuja, kidnapping an unspecified number of residents.
According to information gathered, a resident said at least 20 people were kidnapped after prolonged shooting in the community that lies near Zuba, by the gunmen.
Anjugur Manzah, the police spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory, speaking to the news publication said he was working on a statement on the attack.
He also did not confirm the number of those kidnapped, or whether there were casualties.
However, A resident of the area who asked to be anonymous stated that heavy shootings started in the community at about 12.15 a.m. and lasted for over an hour, adding that members of the local vigilante group were overwhelmed.
“We didn’t sleep throughout the night. It’s this morning that the vigilantes told us that about 20 people were abducted,” he said.
A resident of Dukku said that the bandits with sophisticated weapons, numbering over 120 stormed the community on bikes.
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