A group of over 30 terrorists attacked Guto area, Bwari Local Council in Abuja on Sunday morning, killing one person and abducting four others.
The attack, reportedly, began at around 00:30 and lasted for more than an hour, with the gunmen dividing into two groups and attacking the community from different angles.
According to sources, the attackers entered Piwaye through the swamps and killed a woman, Madam Alice, who was in her mid-40s, before kidnapping a man.
Two victims were kidnapped from their homes in Guto, while another was kidnapped from Tudun-Fulani, which is less than a kilometer from the council Secretariat.
Local residents said they were frustrated and helpless. They had called the police station in Bwari many times but there was no response.
“We feel helpless because the kidnappers acted for more than an hour, but there were no police or soldiers to fight them,” said a Tudun-Fulani resident.
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“I called my neighbor when the shooting started, and he said he had called the police. We waited for them to show up for 20 minutes, and when we didn’t hear the sirens, we called again, but they kept telling us they were on their way. “We never saw them until the kidnappers left on their own,” said a resident who did not want to be named.
Another resident, who also did not want to be named, described the attack as “very unfortunate” and said the attackers operated with sophistication, using weapons that showed they were well prepared.
“What happened last night was very unfortunate. We couldn’t sleep from 12:30 when they started until almost three o’clock. At first we thought it was the vigilance team who were shooting, but when it continued, we knew those people were back. We had some peace for a while, but unfortunately, they are back again, and this time in full force because there were two groups that entered Bwari that night. One in Guto, the other in Piyawe.”
The attack has raised concerns about the security situation in the area, with residents calling for increased protection and response from security agencies. Police have not commented on the incident.
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