Gunmen Attack Abuja Suburb
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At least , 20 persons are suspected to have been abducted by gunmen in an Abuja community, according to reports.
The gunmen were reported to have raided Tunga Maji, a suburb of Abuja on Thursday, 10th of September, 2020 and abducted an unspecified number of residents.
Unconfirmed reports disclosed that at least 20 people were kidnapped after prolonged shooting in the community that lies near Zuba.
The police spokesperson for the federal capital territory, Anjugur Manzah, did not confirm the number of those kidnapped, or whether there were casualties.
A resident ,who craved anonymity, said heavy shooting started in the community at about 12.15a.m. and lasted more than an hour.
He said members of the local vigilante group were overwhelmed.
“We didn’t sleep throughout the night. It’s this morning that the vigilantes told us about 20 people were abducted,” he said.
