By Pius Awunah
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued Nafiu Idris, a staff member of the Department of Urban Affairs of the FCT Administration, who was abducted by bandits in his Karu home.
Speaking during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Abuja, on Friday,September 19 20l25,the FCT Commissioner of Police, Adewale Ajao said the victim was was rescued by the joint security operatives in Abuja.
According to him,the command received a distress call on September 17, 2025, at about 10:23 pm. after some group of bandits struck in Karu and whisked away the victim.
He said the joint security operatives comprising the Anti- kidnap unit of the command, military, hunters, vigilantes and men of DSS rescued the victim during clearance operation at a Nasarawa State forest that borders the FCT.
The police boss said the joint security operatives also engaged suspected bandits in a fierce gun duel after tracing their hideout to Zinda forest behind the Nigerian Army estate in Kurudu, which also shares boundary with Nasarawa state.
He said three notorious criminals including their wanted leader who gave his name as Abdullahi Umar aka “Duna”and his lieutenants Buba Ahmadi aka “Killer”and Habi Sule aka “aMai Kudu” were neutralized during the gun duel.
Ajao added that fire arms,made up of two AK-49 rifles with numbers 1983 NK 2202 and 1975 SW0924, 2 magazines with seven 7 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, 2 Itel handsets, ATM cards (Access Bank and Wema Bank), 2 lighters as well as assorted charms and animal horns and a cash sum of ₦10,000 were recovered.
The commissioner stated that further investigation revealed that the neutralised gang leader “Duna” had been responsible for multiple kidnappings in Karu, Guzape, Kpobi, Army Estate Kurudu, and several locations in Nasarawa State.
“The gang’s planned attempt to kidnap a resident of the Federal Housing Estate, Karu, on September 18,2025, at about 2200hrs, was successfully foiled due to the proactive raid and dislodgement of their camp.
“Proactive anti-kidnapping and anti-banditry patrols are ongoing across border communities and identified hotspots,” he said.
He also disclosed that two vigilantes sustained bullets wounds after armed hoodlums invaded Kpobi village near Kpaduma III under Guzape on September 15, 2025 at about 2115hrs.
