FCTA Staff, 14 Others Abducted In Abuja

A staff member of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and at least 15 others have been abducted by gunmen at the 1,000 Housing Estate along Pegi community in the Kuje Area Council of the FCT on Sunday.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the gunmen stormed the estate at about 11:30 pm on Sunday, shot sporadically, and abducted persons returning home from work.

The chairman, of the Pegi Residents Association, Taiwo Aderibigbe, disclosed the development to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, adding that among the persons abducted is a staff of the FCT Department of Development Control under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council.

Aderibigbe said, “Gunmen abducted 15 persons along the abandoned 14 kilometers Pegi road, out of those kidnapped is one Shuaibu Musa, a staff with the FCTA.

“We also observed that the husband of the woman who sells second-hand clothes at the main entrance to the estate was among the people kidnapped while they were returning from work.

“The kidnappers have not contacted the families of those abducted at the moment, but we are still trying to identify other residents abducted.”

The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh did not respond to inquiries about the incident as of press time, despite telephone calls, SMS, and WhatsApp messages sent by our correspondent.

Meanwhile, reacting to the incident, following an inquiry by journalists on Tuesday, the Director, the FCT Department of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima said, “The kidnap incident is true, one of our drivers, Shuaibu Musa, was among the abductees, and he is yet to be released.”