A six-month-old baby, the mother, and two others have been kidnapped during an attack at the Zone 5 segment of the Kubwa Extension 2 Relocation Estate along Arab Road in the Federal Capital Territory of the nation’s capital on Sunday night.
The arm welding men were said to have struck between 8:pm and 9:pm on Sunday when they shot sporadically and caused panic in the area which is just a few kilometres away from the National Youth Service Corps or NYSC orientation camp.
Speaking to Punch Newspaper over the development, a resident who preferred not to be named revealed that kidnapping has become a usual occurrence in the area every yuletide season.
The resident said: “This kidnapping has become a regular occurrence here every December. If you remember very well, last December, The PUNCH reported a similar incident of abduction in the area, now this is another one, and it is worrisome.”
Another resident noted: “This kidnapping is due to inadequate security in the area. Last night they kidnapped a whole family – a mother and her three children, including a six-month-old baby here at Zone 5, Kubwa Extension 2 Relocation Estate.”
The FCT Police Command has yet to make an official comment concerning the development as of press time.
In Cross River State, armed Ambazonian rebels have kidnapped and killed the Clan Head of Belegete clan in Obanliku Local Government Area of the State, Chief Ogweshi Francis.
Belegete is located about 400 kilometres from Calabar and has been under siege by Ambazonians armed English separatists from the Republic of the Cameroons.
The separatists, often labelled rebels, have been in a lingering conflict with the Cameroonian Government which has led to hundreds of thousands of documented and undocumented persons of concern taking refugee in the Nigerian States of Cross River, Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Enugu among others.
Recall that a traditional leader, Ndabo Aloysius in Idebe- Efut area of Akpabuyo months ago was trailed to Calabar and killed for allegedly giving information to security operatives.
Akpabuyo Paramount Ruler’s kidnapping is coming less than five days after the Clan Head of Belegete Community of Obanliku Local Government Area of the State was kidnapped by suspected Ambazonian militants who sacked the community.
Prime Progress gathered that, apart from the kidnap of the community clan head, over a dozen were injured in the attack carried out on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
A mother, her six-month-old baby, and two others were kidnapped during an attack at the Kubwa Extension 2 Relocation Estate in Abuja on Sunday night. The assailants, armed men, struck between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, causing panic in the area near the NYSC orientation camp. Residents revealed that kidnappings in the area have become a regular occurrence during the yuletide season, citing inadequate security. The FCT Police Command has yet to comment on the incident.
In Cross River State, armed Ambazonian rebels kidnapped and killed Chief Ogweshi Francis, the Clan Head of Belegete, amidst ongoing conflict with the Cameroonian government. Belegete, under siege by Ambazonian separatists, is 400 km from Calabar. The separatist conflict has displaced thousands, many taking refuge in Nigerian states, including Cross River. Earlier, another traditional leader, Ndabo Aloysius, was killed in Calabar for allegedly providing information to security operatives. The recent kidnapping and attack resulted in several injuries and community displacement.
