Fear in Abuja Community As Militants Abduct 29 Villagers Overnight PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
Villagers in the Kwali area of the Federal Capital Territory have expressed fear after gunmen kidnapped 29 residents in a night raid.
Terrorist outlaws, often called bandits, have been active in Nigeria's North-west and parts of the FCT. But details on the clear identity and motivation of the Kwali attackers have been slow to emerge. The kidnappers operated for three straight hours after combing eight houses to whisk 29 people away, according to a report byWomen and children were among the victims of the abductors. Daniel Ishaku, another local in the area, told The Associated Press the terrorists rounded up the village of their targets and waylaid some locals returning from a ceremony in the area.
The assailants were said to have divided themselves into groups, shooting while they executed their abduction mission.
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