Gunmen Kidnap Police Inspector, Others In Abuja

A Police Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and one other person, have been reportedly kidnapped in Rubochi community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria’s capital by unknown gunmen.

A report monitored on The Nation newspaper by Naija News said the Police Inspector and one other person were kidnapped around midnight on Sunday, October 27 by gunmen who stormed the community shooting sporadically.

Naija News learned that the younger brother to a former Chairman of Kuje Area Council, identified as Mohammed Galadima, was also abducted just a couple of days earlier in the same community.

The report quoted an anonymous source to have said that the incident happened early around 2 am on Friday, as the gunmen gained access to Galadima’s compound by jumping over the fence and picking him right in his house.

This online news platform learned that the kidnappers made a demand of N10 million as ransom.

It was learned that the deputy spokesperson, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, when contacted, said she would get back to our reporter when she gets details.