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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed a kidnapping incident at the Grow Homes Estate, located in Kuchibuyi village in the Byazhin area of Abuja.<\/p>\n

Unidentified armed men invaded the estate, situated within the Chikakore axis in the Kubwa area of Abuja, on Monday morning, holding residents hostage for at least an hour.<\/p>\n

Confirming the incident, the FCT Command, in a statement issued by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said two persons were abducted by the daredevil criminals.<\/p>\n

She explained that the command received a distress call from police officers stationed in front of the estate at about 1 a.m. on Monday, \u201creporting an attack by armed assailants and requesting reinforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon swift deployment to the scene, it was discovered that the armed attackers had breached the estate through the rear perimeter fence and forcefully abducted two victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe responding police officers exchanged gunfire with the attackers for about 40 minutes and rescued one of the victims, identified as Chinyere Joe. Unfortunately, the attackers escaped with the second victim.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Command\u2019s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, in collaboration with the Army and other security operatives, has since launched an operation to track down the fleeing suspects and ensure the safe rescue of the remaining abducted victim.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed a kidnapping incident at the Grow Homes Estate, located in Kuchibuyi village in the Byazhin area of Abuja. 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