Five people from the Tekpeshe-Gurdi village in the Gurdi ward of the Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have been kidnapped by terrorists.
The gunmen reportedly broke into the Tekpeshe community two weeks ealier, killing one person and kidnapping others.
Before the victims, including Mohammed Ibrahim Tanko, a former councillor, and 16 others were released last Friday, more than N5 million were paid as ransom.
Ibrahim Sarki, the son of the local head, was held captive by the bandits, who also sought a N8 million ransom.
The current council member for Gurdi ward, Wozhe Ishaya, confirmed the most recent kidnapping incident on Saturday.
He claimed that bandits blocked the road at Tekpeshe-Gurdi, where the residents were taken hostage.
He explained that the victims were traveling back to Gurdi on foot from the nearby Tekpeshe hamlet, when the terrorists abducted them
According to a report by Daily Trust, Ishaya said, “Actually, the victims went to the Tekpeshe community to sympathise with some abducted victims that were set free by bandits, while on their way going back to Gurdi, they ran into the bandits.’
He added that the bandits, who were armed with sophisticated weapons, also snatched six motorcycles in the process.