Terrorists, on Thursday, went on a rampage in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), setting ablaze two tractors and abducting 22 farmers in the process.
The incident reportedly happened at Rafin-Daji community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of Abuja.
A farmer, who escaped the abduction, told newsmen that the incident happened around 2 pm on Thursday when bandits wielding AK-47 rifles attacked farmers that were cultivating their lands in the Rafin-Daji community, which shares a boundary with the Zago community in Niger State. Both communities are connected through the river Gurara.
According to him, 13 family members were among the 22 abducted victims. He said the 13 family members, including two females, were working on separate farmlands when bandits swopped on them.
The District Head of Gurdi Chiefdom, Alhaji Bala Mohammed, confirmed the abduction of farmers and burning of tractors to newsmen yesterday, but said he was yet to ascertain the number of the abducted farmers.
The district head said his people were under siege as bandits usually invaded his chiefdom through Niger state.
Bala said he had reported the latest kidnap incident to the police and also the authorities of the Abaji area council.
When contacted, the deputy spokesman of the FCT Police Command, ASP Oduniyi Omotayo, confirmed the abduction and said efforts were ongoing to rescue the victims and bring down the perpetrators.
