Bandits on Saturday abducted a Department of State Services (DSS) operative during an attack on residents in Abaji, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Sources also confirmed that the bandits also killed a vigilante member during the abduction incident which occurred in the early hours of the morning.
Abaji, a major FCT community on the boundary with Kogi State located along the Abuja-Lokoja highway, has become notorious for banditry, especially abductions of residents and travellers.
The dare-devil bandits invaded the community in their numbers and attacked a DSS outpost in the area.
During the exchange of gunshots with the DSS operatives, the gunmen successfully kidnapped a DSS operative.
It is still not yet clear if the terror bandits have demanded ransom for the abducted officer.
The FCT Police Spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said she did not have information on the incident and referred inquiries to the DSS.
But the DSS Spokesperson Peter Afunanya, had yet to respond to inquiries as of the time of filing this report.
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