Gunmen
By Our Reporter
Kidnappers have abducted three persons from an estate behind the Nigerian Army Post-Service Housing Scheme in Kurudu Estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The Director of Army Public Relations Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu confirmed that the incident happened in the estate at about 9.00 p.m. on Thursday.
According to residents of the estate, gunmen fired gunshots before escaping with their victims.
Brigadier General Nwachukwu told newsmen that troops have responded to a distress call from the estate and are currently on a search and rescue operation.
Kurudu is one of the communities on the border between the FCT and Nasarawa State and is located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council.
The development is the latest in the spate of kidnappings and other security challenges that have continued to rock the nation’s seat of power in recent times.
