Gunmen Abduct Seven Family Members In Abuja

Two policemen have sustained bullet injuries, while seven family members have been abducted by bandits in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.

It was gathered that a middle-aged man, simply identified as Alhaji, who led policemen to confront the kidnappers, was shot dead by the bandits.

Alhaji was said to be leading a team of police to the house when one of the bandits hiding in a corner shot him dead.

It was disclosed that the police officers exchanged gunfire with the bandits, while two police officers sustained gunshot wounds during the face-off.

According to a resident of Bwari, the incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday when the bandits invaded the Zuma 1 area in the Bwari central ward of the council.

He further disclosed that the bandits positioned themselves at strategic places after identifying the victims’ home, adding that the victims upon suspecting strange sounds and movements in the vicinity, contacted a relative identified as Alhaji (now deceased), who informed the police about the development.