Armed bandits attack Abuja community, abduct 5 residents

At least 20 armed bandits attacked the Chikakore community in Kubwa, Abuja, late Sunday night, abducting five residents, including a family of three, their visitor, and a neighbour.

The assailants stormed the Health Centre extension area of the community around 11 pm, targeting the home of Adesiyan Akinropo. Victims included Akinropo, his wife, their son, and a visiting guest. A neighbor was also taken, bringing the total to five abductees.

During the violent raid, a woman sustained a severe head injury after being struck with a gun butt. She was rushed to the hospital for treatment as she bled profusely.

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Police operatives from the Byzahin division reportedly arrived at the scene about 90 minutes after the attack, by which time the bandits had fled with their captives.

“The bandits have resumed attacks in Chikakore. We need a police division here in this community. We have land and a five-bedroom apartment already built to accommodate the police but there is no deployment yet,” a community member lamented to Sahara Reporters.

The attack adds to growing concerns about security in the Chikakore community which previously faced violence in January when fleeing bandits from Katsina State detonated explosives near an Islamic school in Kuchibuyi, Bwari Area Council. That explosion claimed two lives.

Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, for comments were unsuccessful as calls went unanswered.