Six girls and a sixteen-year-old boy have been kidnapped from Gidan-Bijimi in Kawu ward, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Gidan-Bijimi and Marke village share a border close to the Kaduna State border, according to sources.
Suleiman Shuaibu, a Kawu resident, verified the occurrence early on Thursday.
He claimed that at approximately 9:47 p.m., armed robbers with AK-47 rifles broke into two homes in the neighborhood, firing intermittently and kidnapping six young girls and a sixteen-year-old male.
He saw that the incident caused havoc in the community.
He continued by saying that other vigilantes made an effort to confront the assailants but were defeated by the robbers’ superior weaponry.
Shuaibu further disclosed that the girls who were kidnapped ranged in age from 17 to 23.
“The Gidan-Bijimi community called at approximately 9:53 p.m. to report that six young girls had been kidnapped by bandits who had invaded the village; sadly, my cousin sister was one of the victims,” he stated.
Although he stated that communication with the kidnappers has not yet been established, he indicated that several locals were compelled to leave their homes following the incident.
