Gunmen attack Abuja home, kidnap man, daughter, brother, sister-in-law

Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped four family members in Shadadi community in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Some residents of the community told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the incident happened at about 1am after the suspected kidnappers had shot sporadically into the air.

A relative to the abductees, who preferred anonymity, told NAN that the kidnappers, numbering 10 forcibly gained entry into the house after several gunshots, pulling down the widow burglary.

“Immediately they entered at about 1am, they told everybody in the house to lie down with each of them pointing their guns at each member of the family.

“The next thing they did was that, they demanded a bag in the house and when one of the family members brought a bag, they rejected it and demanded a particular one.

“The family member went inside the room and brought another bag that they accepted and abducted the husband, one of his daughters, his brother and his sister in-law,” he said.

The relative appealed to security agencies, particularly the police to ensure safe release of the abducted people.

Mrs Joy Adogo, a resident of the community and a neighbour to the abductees, expressed shock over the incident.