An estate in the Kuchiko Resettlement Development Area (KRDA) of the Bwari Local Council of Abuja was invaded by gunmen, who kidnapped one of the residents.

In the vicinity of El-Rufai Estate, the event happened early on Saturday morning.

The victim, Chinedu, was seized from his residence inside the estate.

His wife informed reporters that the armed kidnappers took her husband after bursting over the fence to get access to their compound.

“They shot sporadically in the air to scare our family members and neighbours before taking my husband away, ” the wife said.

The kidnappers have not yet made contact with the family.

Mai Baba Bego, Chairman of the Kuchiko Resettlement Development Area, revealed that the recent occurrence increased the number of kidnapping instances in the area in the last few months to five.

“We now live in fear as nobody knows who the next victim would be,” Baba Bego said.

He demanded that security forces be deployed to the area to prevent further occurrence

According to reports, Josephine Adeh, the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) Police Public Relations Officer, was unavailable for comment.