A 16-year-old boy and six girls have been abducted from Gidan-Bijimi in Kawu ward, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

‎DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS reports that Gidan-Bijimi shares a boundary with Marke village near the Kaduna State border.

‎A resident of Kawu, Suleiman Shuaibu, confirmed the incident to the Daily Trust via telephone on Thursday morning.

‎He said the armed bandits, carrying AK-47 rifles, invaded two houses in the community around 9:47 p.m., firing sporadically and abducting six young girls and a 16-year-old boy.

‎The attack threw the community into chaos, he noted.

‎He added that some vigilantes attempted to confront the attackers but were overwhelmed due to the bandits’ superior firepower.

‎Shuaibu also revealed that the abducted girls are aged between 17 and 23.

‎“It was around 9:53 pm when a call came from Gidan -Bijimi community that some bandits invaded the village and abducted six young girls, unfortunately my cousin sister happened to be among the victims,”he said.

‎He said some residents were forced to flee their homes after the incident, even as he said contact is yet to be established with the abductors.

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