Gunmen Storm Another Abuja Estate, Kidnap Businessman

“So, from the woman’s home, they came to our compound, but before they arrived, I quickly took cover along with my brother at separate locations. I was able to have a glance at their movements throughout the operation from the place where I took cover. They initially cut the security wire attached to the house’s fence, and forced its gate open.

‘’They wanted to enter through the main door attached to the bungalow, but when they realised that it was not going to be opened easily, they went toward one of the windows, and broke the attached burglary. They tried to locate us but didn’t succeed.

‘’As the operation was ongoing, one of the security guards attached to the estate moved down to our site, from the estate main entrance, where their office is located. He fired some gunshots from afar, where he took cover.

“But instead of the gunmen fleeing from our area, they moved toward his direction, firing gunshots in retaliation. ‘’The security guard had tactically withdrawn immediately. It was the police van’s siren that arrived about an hour into the operation that caused the attackers to end their operation and leave with the two victims, a businessman and the released housewife.”

The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident and stated that one person had been rescued.

“The FCT Police Command, on Monday, 26th May 2025, at about 1am, received a distress call from police officers stationed in front of Grow Homes Estate, Kuchibuyi village in Byazhin, reporting an attack by armed assailants and requesting reinforcement,” the statement read.

“Upon swift deployment to the scene, it was discovered that the armed attackers had breached the estate through the rear perimeter fence and forcefully abducted two victims.

“The responding police officers exchanged gunfire with the attackers for about 40 minutes and rescued one of the victims, identified as Chinyere Joe. Unfortunately, the attackers escaped with the second victim.

“The command’s Anti-Kidnapping unit, in collaboration with the army and other security operatives, has since launched an operation to track down the fleeing suspects and ensure the safe rescue of the remaining abducted victim.”