Abdullahi Sabo, a resident of Abuja, has been kidnapped amid a surge in insecurity.
Sabo was driving home with his wife when gunmen stopped him on Sabon- Lugbe, Airport Road in the nation’s capital.
The victim was driving his Ash-colored Lexus Jeep with registration number ABC 769 TP when the sad tragedy occurred.
It was reported that he had left the city center and was on his way home when the attackers inside an unmarked Golf car started fire, deflating the jeep’s tires.
Daramola Joseph, one of the victim’s neighbors, confirmed Sabo’s abduction to our reporter over the phone.
“They shot the tyres, forcing the vehicle to stop, but before they could get close to the jeep, the man’s wife had escaped. However, they went away with the husband,” he said.
“The man with his wife were returning from the city center and heading towards the access road to Jedo Estate when the gunmen struck.”
Contacted, spokeswoman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, SP Adeh Josephine, said she would find out and get back to our reporter.
However, she had not done so as of the time of filing this report.
The development comes less than 48 hours after gunmen invaded Army Estate in Kurudu, still in Abuja, and abducted some residents.
At townhall meetings in Bwari and Gwagwalada Area Councils, Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, assured residents of their safety, saying adequate security measures had been put in place.