Nine persons, including a 12-year-old boy have been abducted in Pegi community, a resettlement area in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The victims were kidnapped last night around 8:00pm by gunmen who dressed in military camouflage.
In a related development, One person has been killed while four others were abducted in the early hours of Monday in Anguwan Barau, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A member of the community said the gunmen arrived at about 4:00am on Monday and started shooting.
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The eyewitness added that on hearing the gun shots, people started running in all directions and one person died in the process.
The police are yet to confirm the abduction.
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