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How terrorists invaded farm, kidnapped 22 persons in Abuja

By Ben Adoga

At least 22 people have been reportedly abducted in Rafin Daji, Gurbe Ward, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The incident reportedly happened on Wednesday in the farming community which shares a boundary with Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.

Confirming the incident, a relative of some of the kidnapped persons, Engr. Ibrahim A. Barde said on the phone that 13 members of his family were among those kidnapped from their farms.

He said, “It was two days ago. My immediate younger brothers and their families were on the farm. They had finished for the day and were about to leave when the kidnappers met them.

“They went to the farm with a pickup car. So, by the time the driver got into the car, the kidnappers approached him and threatened him with a gun, forcing him to stop the car.

“They were 13 of them on the farm including seven children between the ages of 15 and 17, three women; one just got married last year and an aged woman, my brothers, and the tractor driver.

“They also went to the neighboring farm too and abducted some. So, the total number, and also from my own immediate family is about 21 – 22. I don’t have detailed information on the number of those they kidnapped from the other family, but mine is 13.

“They even burnt the tractor the farmers were  using on the farm.”

He stated how frustrating and helpless his family had been since the incident happened, noting that they tried calling back the phone numbers used by the captures to reach some family members in the past, but none was reachable.

He also said that they suspect, by the way, they spoke that they were herdsmen.

“They were asking us, how many of our families were abducted. We didn’t tell them because we suspected they trying to fish out a particular family. But they have not stated their demands yet,” he added.

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He gave the names of some of the victims as Ismaila A. Barde, Mustapha A. Barde, Nasiru A. Barde, Abdulkarim A. Barde, Sanusi A. Barde, Usman, Usman D. Barde, Nura D. Barde, Abdullahi T. Barde, Babawo T. Barde, Farida Ayuba, Hauwa Ayuba, and Husain Abdullahi.

Barde called on the government to rally to their assistance and rescue the Kidnapped farmers.

When contacted, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command spokesperson, Oduniyi Omotayo, confirmed the incident.

He said: “Upon receipt of this information, a combined team of Police officers from various Tactical and Intelligence units of the Command, Destiny Hunters, Vigilantes, and Local hunters stormed the forest, combing it aggressively, even as I speak, for the rescue of the victims and to bring the perpetrators to book.

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