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Following the alleged kidnapping incident at Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja last Tuesday, Abuja Police Command said it has not arrested any suspect but has rescued three of the victims, and recovered firearms and ammunition, including 1 AK47 Riffle, 25 Rounds of ammunition.
DSP Josephine Adeh, tbe Command Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Wednesday, said the Command has commenced investigations into the reported case of security breach occasioned by armed robbery, shooting and abduction of some persons in the Kubwa Relocation Estate, off Arab Road area of the FCT on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
According to her the Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday notes that the swift response of the Command, in an aggressive manhunt on the perpetrators, resulted in the rescue of three 3 victims and the recovery of firearms and ammunition, including 1 AK47 Riffle, 25 Rounds of ammunition.
Further more, she said preliminary investigations however revealed that at about 1930hrs 7:30pm of December 6, 2022, some armed criminals came into the Kubwa Relocation Estate, shot two victims, one Oshodi and another Abdulwahab both other names unknown.
” The suspects while departing the scene, left with four victims, possibly, to enable them evade arrest by the approaching Police response team deployed to the area on quick intervention”.
Adding that the two gunshot victims were immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention but unfortunately, one of them, Oshodi could not survive as he was confirmed dead by the Doctor, while Abdulwahab is still being attended to.
Meanwhile, the CP calls for calm, noting that the Command has since deployed intelligence and other operational asset possible to fortify security in the entire Kubwa area and its environs. He assures that investigations have since commenced to identify the suspects and bring them to book, while ascertaining their mission and motives.
The Command urges members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report any suspicion or untoward situation through the following numbers: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached through: 0902 222 2352.