Crime
Gunmen storm Abuja orphanage home, kidnap 7 orphans, others
Suspected gunmen have invaded Rachael’s Orphanage Home opposite UBE Junior Secondary School in Naharati, Abaji Area Council, Abuja, and abducted seven orphans.
According to Daily Trust, three persons, which consists two housewives, Rukaiyyat Salihu, Suwaiba Momoh and Momoh Jomih, who reside behind the orphanage home were also abducted by the gunmen.
The names of the kidnapped orphans were give as Elizabeth Andrew, Dayo Udeh, Jacob Ukpas, Melody Ijeh, Benard Itim, Issac Mathew and Laruba Emmanuel, and the security guard of the home, Joseph Mathew.
A resident of the area, who preferred anonymity, said the gunmen, who came in large numbers, stormed the orphanage home on Saturday around 1:am.
He said the gunmen suspected to be kidnappers forced the main gate opened and went straight into the orphans’ rooms and whisked seven of them alongside the guard at gunpoint.
“The gunmen came in large numbers, heavily armed, even though they did not shoot as they carried out the operation quietly before they proceeded to neighbours houses,” he added.
A man, Mohammed Nurudeen, whose wife, Rukaiyyat Salihu, was kidnapped by the gunmen, said the gunmen forcefully opened the door and whisked his wife away at gunpoint.
During the operation, he was shot by one of the Kidnappers.
The FCT police command spokesperson, ASP Maryam Yusuf, who confirmed the incident, said that only six persons were kidnapped while one person has been rescued.
She assured that men of the force have been deployed to the forest to ensure the remaining victims’ safe return
-
Politics5 days ago
PROPHESY TO PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ABOUT 2027
-
News5 days ago
Family, Friends Celebrate Jailed Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu’s Birthday
-
Business3 days ago
Nigeria’s Azikiel Refinery to Begin Operations in 2025
-
Business6 days ago
Baraza: Bribena pleads for understanding, highlights solutions to organization’s problems
-
Politics2 days ago
You Have a Few Days to go, Gov. Fubara Tells LGA Chairmen
-
Politics5 days ago
Fubara Swears-in Dagogo as Attorney-General, to Probe Wike’s 8 Years As Governor
-
Business5 days ago
Gunmen kidnap Dangote cement workers in Edo
-
Crime5 days ago
$2.5bn fraud: EFCC to collaborate with UK prosecutors in Diezani’s case