The high rate of insecurity in Abuja has continued, the latest being the attack on a house situated 200 metres close to a military base in Pambara, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
During the attack, one Aondo Ver, said to be a director in the Federal Housing Authority, was abducted.
Sources confirmed that the bandits, who stormed the house around 12:30am on Thursday, gained access through the fence.
A source said: “Bandits attacked Pambara Extension over the night, at about 12:30 am today (Thursday), and they abducted one of our neighbours, Mr Aondo Ver, who is a Director in Federal Housing Authority, FCT.
“The attack happened very close to a ‘camp,’ the military base at the entrance of Bwari very close to Pambara Extension. The part of Pambara Extension where Mr Ver was kidnapped is just about 200 metres away from the military base. But the kidnappers escaped through the bushes with the victim.”
Another resident added: “The attack is still shocking to us. Our estate is very close to the military base here known as ‘camp’ at the entrance of Bwari, and there are also serving and retired military personnel living with us here, yet these bandits were bold enough to attack this place and kidnap Mr Ver.”
As of the time of filing this report, the Army had yet to comment on the incident.
This is coming days after gunmen broke into a home at Guita community, Chikakore, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the FCT and kidnapped two sisters.
Daily Trust reports that Kidnapping, which was previously restricted to the North-West, has in recent months, spread to many states and the FCT.
The evil doers target children, youths and families, causing panic and pain among residents.
They appear well-coordinated, operating in broad daylight, often at busy intersections or near public places such as markets and schools.
They also carry out their operations at night.
Weeks ago, kidnappers dumped the remains of four victims they executed around a former military checkpoint behind Idah Junction on the Bwari-Jere SCC Road in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State.
Among the corpses so far identified include a secondary school student identified as the daughter of the Ekiti state-born Chief Legal Officer of the National University Commission (NUC), Folorunsho Ariyo, and a 500-level student of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar.
While Ariyo was abducted along with her mother and three siblings two Sundays ago, Nabeeha was seized with her father and five of her female siblings on January 9.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Police Force has made a significant breakthrough in the case of the abduction and murder of Nabeeha, the daughter of a Bwari-based lawyer, with the arrest of a suspected kidnapper.
In a statement on Sunday, the police announced the arrest of 28-year-old Bello Mohammed during a hotel raid in Kaduna on January 20th.
Mohammed was found with N2.25 million in cash, suspected to be part of the ransom money.
@Daily Trust