Hours after dozens of patrol motorcycles were deployed to the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), suspected gunmen reportedly invaded Piko, a remote community in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, and kidnapped 13 people in a deadly operation that lasted over an hour.
Hours after dozens of patrol motorcycles were deployed to the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory , suspected gunmen reportedly invaded Piko, a remote community in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, and kidnapped 13 people in a deadly operation that lasted over an hour.
Those kidnapped include Nuhu Anyiwoyi, Emmanuel Nuhu, Danjuma Ali, Parisa Numa, Ezekiel Jatau, Shekwosa Ezekiel, Roseline Samuel, Salome Jacob, Abyelo Ezra and Ezra Male. This was a sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved by Billy Osawaru during plenary. It also mandated schools to engage the services of private security outfits to complement the efforts of the security agencies in securing the schools.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peace-keeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, Maj.-Gen.Richard Gyane, has said violent extremism and terrorism are the biggest threats to the ECOWAS sub-region, Africa, and humanity.
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