Bandits kidnap teenage boy and six girls from FCT community

A 16-year-old boy and six girls have been kidnapped from Gidan-Bijimi in Kawu Ward, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Gidan-Bijimi shares a boundary with Marke Village near the Kaduna State border. Suleiman Shuaibu, a resident of Kawu, confirmed the incident on Thursday morning.

He said armed bandits, armed with AK-47 rifles, attacked two houses in the community around 9:47 p.m., firing sporadically and abducting the six girls and the 16-year-old boy. The raid threw the community into panic.

Some local vigilantes tried to stop the attackers but were overpowered due to the bandits’ superior firepower. The abducted girls are reported to be between 17 and 23 years old.

“Around 9:53 p.m., we received a call from Gidan-Bijimi that bandits had invaded the village and taken six young girls; unfortunately, my cousin sister was among them,” Shuaibu said.

Residents were forced to flee their homes, and efforts to reach the abductors have so far been unsuccessful.

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