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FCT: Tension among residents as kidnappers besiege Bwari, Ushafa, other communities.
Palpable tension has gripped residents of Bwari, Ushafa and other villages in Bwari Area Council, Abuja over the activities of the daredevil bandits.
The assailants have been on few days, killing and kidnapping residents across communities in the council.
Seven family members were abducted on Wednesday last week when the gunmen invaded Zuma 1 in the Bwari central ward of the council.
A man identified as Alhaji was reportedly shot dead during a gun duel between the bandits and officers of the Nigeria Police.
At least two officers were also seriously injured during the incident. The terrorists reportedly overpowered the security operatives and whisked away several residents to unknown destinations.
Prior to the Wednesday incident, the blood-thirsty bandits had invaded Barangoni, still in the Bwari central ward and abducted several persons while a vigilante member sustained a life-threatening injury.
Kuduru and Azu communities in the council were invaded a few days before Christmas when gunmen shot indiscriminately to scare residents.
It was learnt that the gunmen abducted no fewer than five persons in the process without any resistance from the security agents despite the presence of a police post in the area.
Findings also revealed that some residents, especially in Bwari, Ushafa and other border communities, have started fleeing their homes as a result of incessant killings and abductions.
The armed men had recently attacked communities near a private university in the Bwari area of the FCT, Veritas University and kidnapped some residents.
