Bandits Shoot Pregnant Woman, Abduct Husband, Others in FCT

 

A pregnant woman was on Wednesday night shot while three persons, including her husband, were abducted when gunmen raided Kwaita community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

An eye witness said the kidnappers invaded the houses of their victims and whisked them away after shooting sporadically.

He said the pregnant woman was hit by a stray bullet.

“The entire community was thrown into panic because of the sporadic gunshot.

“They wanted to take the woman along, but when they discovered that she sustained bullets wound and she is pregnant, they spared her,” he said.

He said the pregnant woman was taken to an undisclosed hospital in Gwagwalada for treatment.

Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, ASP Maryam Yusuf, however told newsmen the police rescued one kidnap victim after a fierce gun duel with the kidnappers. 

She said it was in the process of repelling the kidnappers that a police officer sustained injuries.

Yusuf added that efforts were being made to apprehend the kidnappers and rescue the victims.