ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- In a distressing incident on Thursday, bandits kidnapped Aondo Ver, a director in the Federal Housing Authority, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), during a midnight attack approximately 200 meters from a military base in Pambara, Bwari Area Council of Abuja.
The abduction unfolded around 12:30 am on Thursday, as the bandits, firing indiscriminately, created chaos in the area before escaping through the nearby bushes with the kidnapped director.
Residents, confirming the incident on Thursday to Vanguard, disclosed that the targeted region included a military base referred to as the ‘camp,’ located about 200 meters from where the director was abducted in Pambara Extension.
The affected residents encompass both serving and retired military personnel, along with civilians.
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A source shared, “Bandits attacked Pambara Extension overnight, at about 12:30 am today (Thursday), and they abducted one of our neighbors, Mr. Aondo Ver, who is a Director in the Federal Housing Authority, FCT.
“The attack happened very close to a ‘camp,’ the military base at the entrance of Bwari very close to Pambara Extension. The part of Pambara Extension where Mr Ver was kidnapped is just about 200 metres away from the military base. But the kidnappers escaped through the bushes with the victim.”
Another resident added, “The attack is still shocking to us. Our estate is very close to the military base here known as ‘camp’ at the entrance of Bwari, and there are also serving and retired military personnel living with us here, yet these bandits were bold enough to attack this place and kidnap Mr Ver.”
Despite the proximity to the military base, the attackers managed to escape through the bushes with the victim, raising concerns among residents about the audacity of the bandits.
The surge in insecurity within the FCT has heightened anxieties among both residents and authorities.
Attempts to reach the Nigerian Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, were unsuccessful, and the spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, could not be reached for comments at the time of press.