Gunmen kidnap nine in Abuja

Nine persons, including a 12-year-old boy, have been abducted in Pegi community, a resettlement area in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The victims were kidnapped on Monday around 8:00 pm by gunmen who dressed in military camouflage.

In a related development, One person has been killed while four others were abducted in the early hours of Monday in Anguwan Barau, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

A member of the community said the gunmen arrived at about 4:00am on Monday and started shooting.

The eyewitness added that on hearing the gunshots, people started running in all directions and one person died in the process.

The police are yet to confirm the abduction.

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