The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the early Friday morning abduction of a father, Abdullahi Benda, and his 23-year-old son, Jibrin Abdullahi Benda, Yangoji, Kwali Area Council of Abuja.
Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, ASP Daniel Y. Ndiparya, said that Police is making efforts to ensure the kidnapped victims are rescued alive.
According to Ndiparya, “yes, we are aware. And efforts are being made by the command to rescue the victims.”
A neighbour of the victims, simply identified as Zakari, said the incident happened in the wee hours of Friday, explaining that the kidnappers positioned themselves at strategic places around the compound while others scaled the fence.
Said he: “In fact, one of the kidnappers was even standing at a window at the back of my room shooting into the air, because it is a fence that separates us with the victim.
“The other members of the gang jumped over the fence and entered the house.”
He said the kidnappers forcefully destroyed the doors and went into the room and whisked away the man and one of his sons at gunpoint.
He added, “They attempted whisking away the man’s wife, but they later spared her after discovering that she was nursing a baby,” he added.