Kidnappers Kill 2 Wedding Guests At FCT
There was palpable fear at the weekend in Bwari town, the headquarters of the Bwari Area Council of the FCT, as well as other communities that border Niger State, when gunmen suspected to be kidnappers shot two persons to death.
The incident, which caused palpable fear, occurred on Friday night.
According to reports, the victims were returning from Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, where they had attended a wedding ceremony.
The wedding guests, four in number, sources said were on two motorcycles heading back to Garam, a community near Bwari town in the FCT but under Tafa LGA of Niger State.
They were reportedly flagged down by the gunmen around 10:30 pm at Rafin-Azum, which is not far from the Garam community, after the bandits noticed their movement as they were approaching them with the flash from the motorcycles’ lights.
Dantani Daniel, Commander of the Nigerian Forest Security Service (NFSS) in Garam, disclosed that the gunmen had earlier abducted a herder from Jinkasa village, located within Dogon-Daji forest, also in the council.
He said one of the four wedding guests was able to escape at the spot, while two others were shot by the gunmen as they were attempting to escape too.
“One of them died instantly, while the other one died at the Bwari General Hospital where he was rushed to. The remaining one person is yet to be heard of and is feared to have been taken away by the kidnappers,” Daniel added.
When contacted, the Suleja Police Area Commander, Muhammad Sani Musa, confirmed the incident.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
