BREAKING: Armed men abduct 4 including 11-year- old, Kill vigilante in FCT satellite town, Kubwa

By Emmanuel Agaji

It was another gory night as residents of Byazhin Across, behind the Catholic Church, a suburban settlement in Byazhin around Kubwa a satellite town in the FCT Abuja went through hell in the hands of gunmen.

It was gathered the dare devil kidnappers attacked the community, raided homes and abducted four people all male, an Idoma man that goes by the name “50” and a Yoruba man known as Akin, an 11years old boy Delight and the name of the last person is currently unknown.

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A security vigilante personnel who goes by the name, Shaibu Yerima was not so lucky a he was hacked to death by the attackers who murdered him in cold blood as his lifeless body was dumped along the road.

The circumstances and details of the attack remains sketchy but residents of the community said the attack occurred at the early hours of today of 4th of June as the armed kidnappers who may have been laying siege around the bushes surrounding the area before pouncing on the community moving from house to house and picking the occupants.

Unfortunately the 11 years old boy, Delight was not so lucky when the kidnappers appeared at his home which he occupied with his father who was as at the time of the invasion was not at home, when he was taken away.

It is not the first time this incident is happening as the community has witnessed several such attacks in the past that ended up with the payment of ransom to the kidnappers to secure the release of the victims.

As at the time of filling this report members of the community and communities around Kubwa Across are living in perpetual fear not knowing when the next attack will occur.

There have been several pleas to the police and members of the armed forces to mount security post in the area to secure lives which is the primary responsibility of government but these has met deaf ear from all the relevant authorities.

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