FCT Police confirm abduction of 22 residents by bandits in Rafin Daji
Written by on June 24, 2022
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed an attack by gunmen suspected to be bandits on Rafin-Daji community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of Abuja.
It was gathered That the bloodthirsty bandits attacked the area on Thursday evening, burnt down two tractors and abducted about 22 farmers.
Rafin-Daji shares boundaries with Zago community in Niger State. Both communities are connected through the river Gurara.
The gunmen, according to reports, stormed the area in a large number while some residents were working on their farms, shooting sporadically before whisking the victims away.
Confirming the development, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Oduniyi Omotayo told newsmen that a combined team of Police officers have been deployed to the area to rescue the abductees.
He said, “The incident happened in Rafin Daji, a boundary community between Niger and the FCT. The farmers were on their farmlands working when the gunmen kidnapped them.
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