The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command said its operatives had rescued five out of the 10 residents of Tungan Maje village, a community located in the outskirt of Abuja, kidnapped during an attack by yet to be identified gunmen on Thursday.

According to Channels, the hoodlums stormed the village shooting sporadically in the air.

The FCT Police in reaction said they however responded to the attack promptly and engaged in a fierce gun duel with the hoodlums.

“The Command wishes to inform the public that when it received a distress call on the kidnap of some persons on 10th September 2020 at about 0130hrs in Tungan Maje, a village bordering FCT and Niger state, a joint team of Police operatives from the Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Rapid Response Squad and Zuba Police Division responded swiftly to the occasion.

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“During a fierce gun confrontation with the heavily armed hoodlums, the Police team successfully rescued five of the kidnapped victims,” Abuja police spokesperson, DSP Anjuguri Manzah said.

The Command, therefore, reassured members of the public of its commitment to deploy proactive crime-fighting measures to ensure the security of lives and property in the nation’s capital.

Reports had earlier indicated that the gunmen abducted over 20 residents of the settlement after overpowering the local vigilance group.