The Nigeria Police on Thursday confirmed that bandits raided Kwaita community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, shooting a pregnant woman and abducting three persons, including her husband.
But Assistant Superintendent of Police Maryam Yusuf, Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, said the Police rescued one kidnap victim after a fierce gun duel with the kidnappers.
She stated that a Police officer sustained injuries in the process of repelling the kidnappers, adding that efforts were being made to apprehend the kidnappers and rescue the victims.
A resident confirmed that the incident happened around 11pm on Wednesday and kidnappers invaded the houses of their victims and whisked them away after shooting sporadically.
He said the pregnant woman was hit by a stray bullet.
“The entire community was thrown into panic because of the sporadic gunshot. They wanted to take the woman along, but when they discovered that she sustained bullets wound and she is pregnant, they pared her,” he said.
He said the pregnant woman has been taken to an undisclosed hospital in Gwagwalada for treatment.
First published in Daily Trust, https://dailytrust.com/breaking-gunmen-raid-houses-in-abuja-shoot-pregnant-woman-abduct-husband