48-Year Old Provision Seller Kidnapped, Foodstuffs, Drinks Stolen From His Shop In Abuja

A 48-year old provision seller, Chinedu Arize has been abducted in Abaji Council Area of the Federal Capital Territory.

The abductors also carted away some foodstuffs and drinks from the victim’s shop. The incident which was said to have happened around 8pm on Monday had reportedly thrown the entire community in a state of panic as no one knows what may happen next.

According to one of the residents in the area, James Gwatana who spoke to Daily Trust, the abductors came at the time when Muslim were observing their prayers.

He noted that the kidnappers came in large numbers, wielding sophisticated weapons and subsequently invading the provisions store and whisking away the victim while shooting sporadically.

“The kidnappers targeted when Muslims were observing prayers before they invaded the provision shop while some other gangs stood outside shooting into the air before they whisked away the victim.”

He said the kidnappers also went away with over 100 phones that were brought to the victim’s shop for charging by some villagers. According to him, some villagers who were going to the shop to purchase items were forced to turn back due to the sporadic shooting by the kidnappers.

The incident was also confirmed by Vice-Chairman of the council, Abubakar Abdullahi. He said;

“In fact, I was at the village when the incident happened around 8:00 pm when I started hearing gunshots. Until after some time I enquired and I was told that one Arinze Chinedu who sells provision has been kidnapped”