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No fewer than 20 gun-wielding bandits attacked Chikakore community in Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Sunday evening, kidnapping five residents including an entire family.

SaharaReporters learnt on Monday from police sources that the attackers invaded the Health Centre extension axis of Chikakore, around 11pm, forcing themselves into the houses of their victims, including a Southwesterner, Adesiyan Akinropo.

"They kidnapped the man (Akinropo), his wife and his son, their visitor. The bandits then took away another neighbour to make five persons.

"The bandits also injured a woman on the head, with the butt of the gun. She bled profusely and had to be rushed to the hospital. The police operatives from the Byzahin division later came to the area but the assailants had escaped," the source disclosed to SaharaReporters.

SaharaReporters learnt that the police operatives and the community leaders had scheduled a meeting for Monday to discuss the incident.

One of the residents told SaharaReporters that the police operatives came an hour and a half after the incident had occurred.

"The bandits have resumed attacks in Chikakore. We need a police division here in this community. We have land and a five-bedroom apartment already built to accommodate the police but there is no deployment yet.

"In the Sunday incident, the policemen came one and a half hours after the bandits had escaped with their victims," she lamented.

Efforts to reach the FCT police command for comment failed as its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, did not answer calls from our reporter.

The Chikakore community, located just five kilometers from Kuchibuyi, experienced an incident in early January when bandits who had fled from Kankara Local Government Area in Katsina State detonated explosives in the area.

The tragic explosion at an Islamic school in Kuchibuyi in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja claimed at least two lives, according to the police.

https://saharareporters.com/2025/01/27/breaking-over-20-bandits-attack-abuja-community-kidnap-five-including-three-family

Those Bandits days are Numbered. They will all be dead in a few days

So sad that insecurity will be a big menace to the whole of Nigeria while their leaders are busy globetrotting to do shakara about their rubbish presidential status.

When we say that insecurity is a national problem, some haters will want to drag the issue to become a regional problem. Some will ask you to face your state, some will want Peter Obi to complain first before the federal government will work, as if Peter Obi is their president.

Propaganda cannot help any country, when things are bad, they are bad and only leaders with sense can solve problems, not people with fake identities, fake results, fake elections and fake propaganda.

Nigeria don enter one chance.

The ugly side of it is that Authorities will soon come out and deny the attack.
Bunch of liers.
Even Abuja is not safe.
Why will bandit's operate for over an hour without any police apprehension.
And they will tell you they have RRS.
What is the purpose of the Rapid Response, when the bandit's will always leave before they arrive.
I wish a quick rescue to all the victim's.

You see this Abuja

Outside FCT (Town), i don't see my self residing here.

Even Kubwa is not safe again

Imagine Staying in Maraba, DeiDei, Zuba, Gwagwalad e.t.c. i will rather stay in Onitsha than residing in those places in the name of staying in Abuja.

That money you thought you have saved from running away from town rent, you will waste it on transportation if you're working inside town and your safety is not assured.

My boss was kidnapped in Karu axis around Oct/Nov, the kidnappers wasted like 15 mins shooting, still took him and trekked some distance before getting to where they parked their car outside the estate and no force challanged or opposed them. Now he has relocated to town and rent out his house.

Adesiyan Akinropo

God will rescue you and the others..

The only way to defeat bandits is to take control of the entire forest in northern Nigeria.

Lol for sams Abuja wer tinubu dy? But when will they invade aso rock? If they can invade military camp, then what is aso rock.

Nawa Nlfpmod. How dis pipu be dey operate, dem be ghost.

Acekidc4:
Those Bandits days are Numbered. They will all be dead in a few days

You're kidding, right?

It's not as simple as you say it, just to be happy with your APC bullshit?

You will never hear that Nigerians police came on time to repel an attack. They always arrive late. And they will arrive so late to make sure that the criminals have properly escaped.

They don't want any chance of gun battle with the kidnappers. And these criminals know this that's why they can balance well to rob and kidnap.

"SaharaReporters learnt on Monday from police sources that the attackers invaded the Health Centre extension axis of Chikakore, around 11pm, forcing themselves into the houses of their victims, including a Southwesterner, Adesiyan Akinropo."

Junk journalism. If a foreigner is reading this news, he/she might think that that the SouthWesterner is not a Nigerian.

allow everybody have their guns since you can't secure the country and see this bandit rubbish disappear

Jungle justice system is the only way to stop this madness. The Nigeria government should stop arresting the bandit and keep them, burn them alive.

I hope the Nigeria Police will bring back the victims soon.

ogododo:


https://saharareporters.com/2025/01/27/breaking-over-20-bandits-attack-abuja-community-kidnap-five-including-three-family

I thought Wike sent them all away

Another sad history, on Monday

madridguy:

this one na member of Agbero union nairaland branch.he is happy people are kidnapped.nawa

It's a lie. Security has improved in Tinubu's government

the police came One and half hours after the incident.....
And they'll tell they're on top of the situation..

This naija Don tire me.
Someone should please help me with Canadian or Switzerland Visa.

I just have to leave

Sad

Tinubulation a man who is there because he feels it's turn. May those who APC and their family become victims of is misrule.

ogododo:


https://saharareporters.com/2025/01/27/breaking-over-20-bandits-attack-abuja-community-kidnap-five-including-three-family

ehn but shey bandit no get family, make dem dey identify THEM for ARMY n SECURITY outfits na... all this faces we seeing should be known by SOMEONE only issue fit be NAMES as all off dem be MOHAMMED, AHMED, ABDUL

One of the residents told SaharaReporters that the police operatives came an hour and a half after the incident had occurred.

When it comes to scaling people's fences, our police are up and doing.

If police have the right to break into people's homes if they have "reasonable reason" according to FPRO, how come they can't confront bandits?

They will soon be caught and brought to book!

Acekidc4:
Those Bandits days are Numbered. They will all be dead in a few days

DRC killed over 300 bandits for an open crime like this! Why can't Nigerian government declare capital punishment for these people to reduce this menace?

madridguy:
Jungle justice system is the only way to stop this madness. The Nigeria government should stop arresting the bandit and keep them, burn them alive.

I hope the Nigeria Police will bring back the victims soon.

How many bandits have police arrested?

Why couldn't the police confront the bandits?

Bittersweetnig:
DRC killed over 300 bandits for an open crime like this! Why can't Nigerian government declare capital punishment for these people to reduce this menace?

How many have been caught?

Police is more interested in scaling fences and breaking into people's homes

ValCon888:
You will never hear that Nigerians police came on time to repel an attack. They always arrive late. And they will arrive so late to make sure that the criminals have properly escaped.

They don't want any chance of gun battle with the kidnappers. And these criminals know this that's why they can balance well to rob and kidnap.

welcome to Nigeria

Northerners Wan spoil Tinubu istration by force... Bombing no work, naw they are bold enough to visit communities to attack naw

ogododo:


https://saharareporters.com/2025/01/27/breaking-over-20-bandits-attack-abuja-community-kidnap-five-including-three-family

The recent attack in Chikakore, Abuja, where five residents, including a family, were kidnapped, shows how brazen these criminals have become.

Bendeco02:
You see this Abuja

Outside FCT (Town), i don't see my self residing here.

Even Kubwa is not safe again

Imagine Staying in Maraba, DeiDei, Zuba, Gwagwalad e.t.c. i will rather stay in Onitsha than residing in those places in the name of staying in Abuja.

The greatest threat to national security is a government that cannot be trusted