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ABUJA, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some unknown gunmen have abducted the district head of Kuchibuyi, a remote community on the outskirts of Kubwa in Bwari area council of FCT.
The kidnapping occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 17.
The monarch, according to a leader in the community, was abducted in his private residence located some meters away from his palace during an attack that lasted between 12 am and 1 am.
He said the gunmen numbering about ten, fired two gunshots on arrival, which alerted the community’s security vigilantes, adding, however, that the vigilantes had to stay off as the kidnappers aimed at them as they approached.
He said the attackers had initially forced their way into a room within the compound, before moving to another one, where they found the chief.
“They left with him without any resistance. They passed through an untarred road that leads to Bwari town,” he said.
There was no report of communication from the kidnappers since.
The incident was confirmed by ACP Muhammad Ndagi, the police commander in Kubwa who said the police is investigating the abduction.
The development comes three months after the traditional ruler of the Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi, was abducted from his palace.
Shamidozhi regained freedom after 18 days in captivity. — NNN-AGENCIES
