Three policemen attached to the National Assembly have been abducted by gunmen in the Gwalluyi community, a few kilometres from their homes at Shere, a rural area close to Maitama, Abuja.
One of the cops, however, escaped from his captors shortly after their abduction, which occurred on Monday evening.
SUNDAY PUNCH gathered on Saturday that the kidnappers were demanding N10m ransom for the release of their victims.
The policemen were said to be returning from the funeral of a member of their church when they were intercepted by the gunmen at a bad portion of the road leading to Shere community.
The assailants reportedly fired gunshots which narrowly missed the driver and the front passenger of the Toyota car in which they were travelling.
Our correspondent, who visited Shere, saw bullet holes on the front windscreen of the car and other parts of the vehicle.
Checks indicated that the two policemen had not been released following the inability of their relations to raise the ransom.
Policemen at the Shere police post were reluctant to speak on the issue, saying only their superiors could give an update on the investigation into the incident.
An officer in mufti (name withheld) said a rescue team had been combing the surrounding bushes for the missing cops.
“The police authorities have refused to disclose any information about the incident to us. But we know that an investigation has been launched into the rescue of the abducted policemen,” he said.
When contacted, the acting FCT police spokesman, Danjuma Gajere, promised to find out from his superiors, but he did not respond to subsequent inquiries about the incident.
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