Gunmen abduct Abuja-based pastor

Suspected abductors are said to have taken a pastor from Abuja, known only as ?jàyí, from the El-Rufai Estate in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. 

Following a recent spate of kidnappings in the Federal Capital Territory, the locals had enjoyed a brief time of relative tranquilly until the abduction took place. 

In a phone chat on Saturday, a community member going by the name El-Ameen informed our correspondent that the suspects started shooting into the air as soon as they arrived. 

El-Ameen continued by saying that if it weren't for the surrounding military's swift arrival to the estate to put an end to the intruders, there may have been further kidnappings.

“They invaded the estate at about noon on Tuesday. They started shooting into the air, and all the residents could not come out. This has not been reported. It happened in one of the estates called El-Rufai, roughly a few kilometres from the Nigerian Law School.

“I have a property in the estate. A pastor who worked with the education board was kidnapped. They invaded his house after gaining entry into the estate. After shooting for some minutes, they abducted him.

“There was a local vigilante group on the estate, but they were overwhelmed. They could not match the firepower of the gunmen. They were about to go to another house when the soldiers came. They fled immediately after seeing the soldiers.

However, before they left, they had already kidnapped the pastor.

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