Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have struck Kungabokun, a remote community located near Byazhin-Across on the outskirts of Kubwa, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The attackers, said to have arrived in the early hours of Thursday, repotedly killed a veterinary doctor, identified as Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbo, after forcing their way into his home.
Three of the victim’s children were initially missing and feared to have been abducted along with him.
The attack is coming days after the death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a presenter with ARISE News, during a robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Ajao Adewale, confirmed that she died in the early hours of Monday after attempting to escape armed robbers by jumping from her third-floor apartment balcony
Speaking on the latest attack, the village head of the community, Ishaya Jagaba, told Abuja Metro, that the deceased’s remains were discovered by villagers while heading to their farms near a river just outside the village.
He noted that the victim had a gunshot injury near his armpit.
‘So, I immediately reported the matter to the police at the Byazhin division,’ the chief noted, adding that there were reports of gunshots in the night.
Also speaking, Rotimi Amos, a poultry farm owner next to the victim’s home, said after arriving at his farm in the morning, he discovered that the three children were missing, suspected to have been abducted by the gunmen.
He said residents had seen the victim’s wife leaving the area with her two-month-old newborn baby after the incident.
It is suspected that the doctor may have attempted to resist the abduction or possibly tried to run, which ultimately led to his killing by the attackers.
Our reporter, who later visited the Kubwa Police Area Command, sighted a team of policemen, including some Divisional Police Officers under the command, leaving in full uniform.
Our reporter also learnt that the police led by the Police Area Commander in Kubwa, Fatima Gimba, had earlier visited the community.
The Area Commander, however, declined to comment on the matter when contacted by our reporter yesterday, referring him to the FCT Police Command.
Several efforts to reach the spokeswoman of the FCT Police Command yielded no result as at press time as her number was not connecting.