BREAKING: Kidnappers Strike Again in Abuja, Open Fire on Highway, Abduct Man as Wife Escapes
- Despite the recent arrest of a kidnapping kingpin in Abuja, another abduction occurred within 24 hours in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
- Abdullahi Sabo was kidnapped while he and his wife were heading home on Airport Road; the assailants shot their car's tires, prompting them to stop
- Sabo's neighbour confirmed the incident, noting that the wife managed to escape, but the husband was taken
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FCT, Abuja - Not up to 24 hours after the arrest of a kidnap kingpin in Abuja, kidnappers have struck again in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), abducting a man identified as Abdullahi Sabo.
Sabo was heading home with his wife when the kidnappers opened fire and deflated the tyres of the car, forcing him to stop.
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Daily Trust reported that the incident happened at Sabon- Lugbe, Airport road in the nation’s capital, on Saturday, January 20.
Sabo's neighbour speaks
Daramola Joseph, one of the victim’s neighbours, reportedly confirmed Sabo’s abduction.
“They shot the tyres, forcing the vehicle to stop, but before they could get close to the jeep, the man’s wife had escaped. However, they went away with the husband,” he was quoted as saying.
“The man with his wife were returning from the city center and heading towards the access road to Jedo Estate when the gunmen struck.”
Legit.ng gathers that the police are yet to confirm the development.
What to read about kidnapping in Abuja
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Bandits invade Army estate in Abuja, abduct 2
In a related development, bandits stormed the Nigeria Post Army estate in Abuja on Thursday night, January 18, and reportedly kidnapped two people.
The bandits have been terrorising the Nigerian capital city in the past few weeks.
In the incident, which happened at about 10 pm in the Phase II area, the kidnappers stormed the estates and took away the wife and one of the in-laws of one Barrister Cyril Adikwu.
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