Bandits have reportedly abducted a 16-year-old boy and six girls from Gidan-Bijimi in Kawu Ward of the Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to reports, Gidan-Bijimi shares a boundary with Marke village, near the border with Kaduna State.

A resident of Kawu, Suleiman Shuaibu, confirmed the incident to our reporter on Thursday morning. He said bandits armed with AK-47 rifles raided two houses in the community at about 9:47 p.m., abducting six young girls and a 16-year-old boy amid sporadic gunfire.

Shuaibu noted that the attack threw the community into chaos. Some local vigilantes attempted to confront the bandits but were forced to retreat due to the assailants’ superior firepower. He added that the girls abducted were between 17 and 23 years old.