CITY NEWS Gunmen kidnap APC ward Corps members’ chairman in Gwagwalada FRSC club builds bus stop in Gwagwalada
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) of Dobi ward in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abubakar Sarki, was yesterday allegedly kidnapped by gunmen at Kaidna Sabo village.
A resident of Dobi, Aliyu Bala, said the incident happened at about 1:47a.m. when the suspected gunmen invaded the house through a back door.
He said the gunmen went straight into the victim’s bedroom and abducted him at gunpoint, saying his two wives and children were beaten and some injured as they tried to prevent the gunmen from taking him away.
He said the gunmen also took away an undisclosed amount of money and valuables after they ransacked the house.
“It was the sound of gunshot that attracted the attention of neighbours but nobody was able to confront them as they shot into the air as they whisked him away,” he said.
Our reporter learnt that the wives and the children that were injured during the attack were taken to Dobi clinic for treatment.
When contacted, the Gwagwalada Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Chuks Obasi, confirmed the abduction of the APC ward chairman.
He said the division has commenced investigation in order to ensure that the victim was rescued without any harm. The batch (B) corps members in the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Community Development Service (CDS) club with Gwagwalada unit command, yesterday, commissioned a bus stop they built in the area.
Leader of the FRSC CDS club, Chiemela Solomon, said the bus stop was built to impact on the lives of the people where they are serving.
He said the group, after several meetings, decided to build the facility opposite Kotongora Estate along Market road, to enable passengers have a specified place to board vehicles.
He said the group was able to raise funds through friends and relatives as well as philanthropists to execute the project.
Also speaking, the Gwagwalada zonal inspector of the NYSC, Pastor Elisha Zira, who represented the FCT coordinator, said he was impressed with the corps members for their foresight to embark on such project.
He noted that the bus stop would impact meaningfully to the lives of residents of the council, especially at the peak of the rainy season when some passengers would easily get a shelter before boarding vehicles.
On his part, the Gwagwalada unit commander of the FRSC, ACC Sunday O. Attah, commended the group for the project and urged them to keep on with the good work wherever they found themselves.