A housewife identified as Salamatu was shot dead by gunmen who stormed Piri community in Kwali Area Council of Abuja.
At least eight residents were also reportedly abducted in the incident which happened between Tuesday 7th and Wednesday of December 2021.
A resident, Yakubu Saidu, said the gunmen first invaded two houses and whisked away two persons amidst sporadic gunshots.
The gunmen were also reported to have targetted a car dealer identified as Sadauna who was unavailable at the time, prompting them to go away with two of his brothers, on Tuesday night.
They were said to have retuned to the community on Wednesday when Salamatu was killed.
The deceased, who was the senior wife of Yusuf Maigunwa, a Yam dealer in Kwali, attempted to escape through the back door when she was shot dead.
“The husband of the deceased woman was at home when the kidnappers came, but they couldn’t locate where he was hiding, as they whisked away his second wife and two others inside the house,” Yakubu said.
Mr Yakubu went further to say that, some gangs of the kidnappers, who positioned themselves at strategic places within the community, invaded two houses and whisked away three residents.
The deceased woman – Salamatu was reported to have been laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites.
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