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Heavily Armed Gunmen Invade Army Barracks in Kurudu, Kidnap Prominent Businesswoman

Gunmen attacked Hilltop Phase 2 Extension of the Nigerian Army Post-Housing Estate on Thursday night, abducting a prominent businesswoman

It was learned that heavily armed men invaded the area around 9 pm, shooting sporadically to scare residents

Despite the estate having soldiers, the kidnappers managed to escape with the woman through the hillside.

A source indicated that the kidnappers initially aimed for the victim’s husband but failed to apprehend him.

The source said, “Yesterday at about 9 pm, some kidnappers entered this estate and kidnapped a woman at the Hilltop Extension.

“The target was the husband but they couldn’t get him as he was not around, but as the woman was driving into her compound, they got her

“As her son started shouting, they too started shooting.

“They went away with her through the hillside.

“Soldiers have been deployed to trace them; hopefully they will be apprehended. The CCTV in the house captured them.”

Kanyi Daily recalls that Armed men seized around 45 passengers in Orokam along the Otukpo-Enugu Road in Benue State’s Ogbadigbo local government area

Abohi Gloria

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