Gunmen clad in military camouflage violated the peace in Pegi resettlement community when they kidnapped nine persons during a brazing attack on the community, located in the Kuje Area Council, of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Members of the community, who confirmed the attack, said the kidnappers struck about 8 p.m. on Monday night.
They disclosed that some of the kidnappers had established contact with the families of some of the kidnapped persons, demanding ₦10 million ransom.
They said that one of the kidnapped persons included a 12-year-old boy.
The gunmen were said to have cordoned off the community by blocking the arterial road linking it with Kuje while the operations lasted.