FCT Police engage kidnappers in heavy gunfire, rescue four victims

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has successfully rescued 4 persons abducted during a kidnapping onslaught astatine the Yellow House country of Mpape, Abuja.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Josephine Adeh disclosed this successful a connection connected Friday.

The PPRO explained that the bid received a distress telephone connected July 8, reporting that suspected kidnappers had invaded Yellow House Area successful Mpape country of the FCT astatine astir 10:40 p.m. and kidnapped 4 residents.

She said upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi instantly deployed operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, unit of Katampe and Mpape Police Divisions, and 24 Police Mobile Force Squadron to the scene.

“Upon their arrival, preliminary findings revealed that the assailants had changeable 2 victims earlier fleeing the scene.

“It was besides discovered that the assailants had taken 4 different victims hostage from a adjacent country whom they forcefully marched done Jikoko Hills towards Ushafa Forest.

“The 2 injured victims were rushed to a adjacent infirmary for aesculapian attention. Sadly, 1 of the victims, identified lone arsenic Mr Babangida, aboriginal succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dormant by aesculapian personnel, portion the 2nd victim, who sustained a ...