Bandits killed a seven-year-old boy, identified simply as Ayuba, during an attack on Paikon Basa community in Gurdi district, Abaji Area Council of Abuja.
According to the Daily Trust, a local resident identified as James Gwatana said the bandits entered the community with sophisticated weapons on Friday evening July 15.
Gwatana said a couple were also hit by stray bullets during the attack.
“In fact, the entire Paiko community was shocked by the bandits’ shots.
As a result of the sporadic shooting, a 7-year-old boy was killed,” he said.
He said the bandits kidnapped four residents and robbed some shops where they were carting away groceries.
Gulida District Chief Abubakar Sadauna, who confirmed the incident to the Daily Trust over the phone, said the couple who were shot were taken to a private hospital in Gwagwalada for treatment.
“I received information later over the weekend that two of the four abducted victims later escaped from the abductors’ den,” he said.
He said Yaba Police Division Headquarters had been notified of the attack, adding that police went to the scene and saw the 7-year-old boy’s body before it was buried.
It was further established that the bandits entered the neighboring Mawogi community, two kilometers from Gasakpa, and kidnapped six villagers.
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