There are reports of heightened tension in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Gunmen paid an unexpected visit to the community.
No fewer than 29 people were abducted in the attack. The victims include men, housewives and children.
They were abducted in the middle of Tuesday night from Yewuti village; the hometown of the immediate past vice chairman of Kwali Area Council, Mr. Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti.
The Victims
Reports reveals that two housewives, Zainab Umar and Aisha Zubairu, escaped while being led into the bush by the assailants.
According to the reports, 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 Raid
The gunmen raided eight houses during the attack and whisked away their victims into the bush.
The immediate vice chairman of the council, Mr. Zubairu Jibrin Yewuti, confirmed the incident.
He claims that his younger brother, Idris; two of his elder brothers’ wives and a child were among the victims.
