Insecurity: Bandits abduct 17 near Abuja

Gunmen, in two separate attacks Tuesday, abducted 17 residents from Garam town and Zhibi community both in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State.

Garam, where 14 people were abducted is located along the Sabon-Wuse-Bwari road, while Zhibi, where three others were also kidnapped is a community sharing boundaries Dei-Dei town, which is under Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

A commander of the vigilante group in Garam, Dantani Daniel, said the bandits struck Sabon-Unguwa area of the community around 1am.

“They took their victims from different houses and left the community within less than an hour,” Daniel added as reported by Daily Trust.

A resident said the assailants attacked the residence of a serving policeman residing in the community and shot at him.

“He was rushed to the Kubwa General Hospital where he is responding to the treatment,” he added.