Residents of Gwarinpa Estate along Abuja-Zuba Expressway were thrown into confusion and panic in the early hours of Monday, when suspected bandits stormed the estate and kidnapped some residents.
A resident of the estate, who preferred anonymity, explained that the bandits invaded Genuine Estate after Efab Queens at 6th Avenue in Gwarinpa Estate on Monday morning between 1am and 4am.
He explained that the bandits, who were in large numbers, were armed with bows, arrows, and machetes, moving from one building to the other.
He further said that with the way they carried out the operation on the estate, unknown number of residents of the estate were kidnapped.
The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, however said that the incident was a robbery case and not kidnapping
Adeh, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the police had already been mobilised to the scene to ascertain how the incident happened.
She promised that the public would be duly notified after details of the incident had been ascertained.
This attack took place barely 24 hours after Nigerians were thrown into shock with the Sunday’s attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, where scores of worshippers were killed.
