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Gunmen Kidnap FCTA Staff, 14 others at Pegi

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At least 15 persons have been abducted by gunmen at 1,000 Housing Estate along Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.

The gunmen reportedly attacked the estate around 11:30 pm on Sunday night and shot sporadically into the air, while taking some persons returning from the city center.

The chairman of Pegi Residents Association, Taiwo Aderibigbe, said an FCT Department of Development Control staff, Shuaibu Misa, was among the abducted persons.


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