Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped not less than 29 villagers in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The 29 kidnapped persons comprised men, housewives, and children.
It was gathered that the incident happened around 1 am on Tuesday when the kidnappers, in large numbers, invaded Yewuti village; the hometown of the immediate past vice chairman of Kwali Area Council, Alhaji Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti.
According to the report, two housewives, Mrs. Zainab Umar and Mrs Aisha Zubairu, escaped from their abductors while being led into the bush.
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The report added that those kidnapped include Idris Mohammed, Abdullahi Zubairu, Sani S. Magani, Peter Modu, Ibrahim Mamman, Yellow Abdulrasheed, Musa Suleiman, Simbiya Ishaku, Sumaiya Ibrahim, Muktari Yunusa and Mohammed Yeluwa and Rahmat Shagari.
Others are Sumaiya Abubakar Yelwa, Mohammed Yelwa, Maimuna Muhammad, Hussaini Ya Nda Agyana, Hamza Ibrahim, Lantana Yunusa, Nabila Agyana, Rufai Salihu, Nafisa Aminu, Kasimu Adamu, Abako Adamu, Abdulyakin Aliyu, Lukman Aliyu, Rahina Audu, Abdulrazak Usman, Sadiya Usman, Darius Samuel and Japheth Osu.
The gunmen reportedly raided eight houses and whisked away the residents into the bush.
Meanwhile, the immediate vice chairman of the council, Alhaji Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti, confirmed the incident, adding that his younger brother, Idris; two of his elder brothers’ wives, and a child were among the victims.
