Gunmen attack Abuja estate, killing resident and kidnapping others police appeal for calm

While looking into a reported security breach caused by gunmen believed to be armed robbers in Kubwa Relocation Estate, off the Arab Road region of the territory, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has issued a calm request.

In a statement released on Wednesday, DSP Josephine Adeh, the command’s police public relations officer, said the event happened on Tuesday when the gunmen stormed the area and fired on people, killing one person and kidnapping at least four others.

The rescue of three victims and the recovery of weapons and ammunition, including one AK-47 rifle and 25 rounds of ammo, were the results of the Command’s quick action in an active manhunt on the culprits, according to the PPRO. Police Commissioner Babaji Sunday.

He claimed that preliminary investigations had shown that criminal elements had shot two victims, one named Oshodi and the other named Abdulwahab (other names unknown).

The perpetrators may have taken four victims with them as they left the site in order to avoid being apprehended by the responding police unit

The two gunshot victims were sent to the hospital right away for treatment, however Oshodi was unable to recover and was later pronounced dead by the doctor, while Abdulwahab is still receiving care.

“In the meantime, the CP urges restraint, emphasizing that the Command has subsequently deployed operational assets and intelligence to strengthen security throughout the whole Kubwa area and its surroundings.

“He ensures that inquiries have started to identify the suspects, apprehend them, and determine their goals and motivations.

The Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk can be reached at: 0902 222 2352. “The Command asks members of the public to be watchful and swiftly report any suspicious or unpleasant circumstance through the following numbers: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883.