Abuja estates residents panic over abduction of female NJC staff

There is tension and fear among residents of estates around Gwarimpa, Abuja, following the kidnap of a resident of one of the estates, EfabMetropolitan Estate, on Sunday.

The victim is said to be a female staff of the National Judicial Council, NJC, Abuja.

Sources said she came down from her vehicle to buy fruits from a makeshift store by the road when the kidnappers attacked and escaped with her to the shock of onlookers.

The lady was said to have been kidnapped at the intersection between three of the biggest estates around Gwarimpa, Efab Metropolitan, Mab Global Estate, and Ipent 7 Estate.

The leadership of the three estates, yesterday, circulated information on whatssap and telegram platforms where residents were instructed to be more security conscious.

A resident and member of executive committee of one of the estates said the intersection leading to the three estates has become very bad with no intervention from the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA.

The source recalled that bad state of the road had become a major source of worry that the estates contributed funds to fix portions of it but were stopped from working on the intersection by FCDA.

It was further learned that the three estates have faced grave security challenge from shanty settlements, which were removed by the FCDA after years of complaints.

The source noted that the shanty traders, who specialise in selling drugs under the cover of other items were gradually returning, thereby endangering the lives of residents.

 The source added that the police authorities under Gwarimpa police division had ensured deployment of operatives to the area but stopped suddenly without explanation.

It was learnt that the kidnappers, who had obviously monitored the lonely stretch of  the road with easy access to the main express leading to Kaduna and the city centre, exploited the total absence of police presence to strike.

Contacted, FCT Police PRO,  Josephine Adeh, promised to carry out checks and get back but never did. Several calls and sms to her line were neither answered nor responded to.

Culled from Vanguard