In a distressing incident, gunmen have kidnapped eight women from a farm in Gwombe village, Gwargwada Chiefdom, located in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
This abduction occurred 48 hours after another incident where gunmen abducted the father of the vice chairman of Kwali Area Council, along with six others, in Yewuti village.
According to Usman Yakubu, a resident of Gwargwada, the incident took place around 5 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023.
The women, all housewives, were involved in harvesting benni seeds when the gunmen suddenly appeared, with AK-47 rifles, and surrounded them.
A chief from a village in the chiefdom, who chose to remain anonymous, confirmed the abduction and revealed that four of the women were from the same household.
He expressed suspicion that the gunmen responsible for the abduction might be among those who had escaped from neighboring Kabbi village.
Claiming that these individuals had been roaming the bush following an encounter with Miyetti Allah vigilantes, during which some of their members were neutralized over the weekend.
The abduction of these women has caused alarm and concern within the community.
Authorities and security agencies have been notified, and efforts have been put in place to secure the safe release of the abducted women.
