Gunmen have abducted a Nigerian Navy officer and two other individuals in the Mamman Vatsa area along Mpape Road, Abuja.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that that the incident occurred on March 21, 2025, at about 7:45 p.m., when armed men opened fire and seized the victims.
It was gathered that four armed assailants, shooting sporadically, kidnapped three individuals identified as: Lt. Cynthia Ako, a Nigerian Navy officer, Gold Alfred, a resident of Bwari and one other unidentified individual.
The sources disclosed that the victims were returning home in their vehicle after visiting a relative, Blessing Akor, in Beggar Quarry, Mpape, when the gunmen intercepted them.
Following the incident, Nigerian Army Guards Brigade, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command, personnel of the vigilantes, and local hunters have launched a joint search operation in the surrounding areas.
