There was tension at Tunga Maje village, near Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory when gunmen stormed a hotel and abducted about six guests and the owner of the hotel.
The guests, whose names were given as Hon. Friday Sani Makama, Prince Frederick Adejoh and others yet to be identified, were taken away in a commando style from the Hilltop Hotel, where they lodged in the early hours of yesterday.https://scudnewsng.com
Makama, who is said to be a former lawmaker in the Kogi State House of Assembly, recently defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress, while Prince Adejoh is the Oma Onu Aya of Igalaland.
Residents told Daily Sun that the armed men, who came in their numbers, had shot sporadically into the air, causing residents of the village and security guards on duty at the hotel to run for their lives, while they got inside and kidnapped the guests and the owner of the hotel.
It was gathered that other guests, who were lucky to escape from being kidnapped, have relocated from the hotel to a safer place.
When contacted, FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Mariam Yusuf, who confirmed the incident, said the command has launched a manhunt to rescue the kidnapped victims alive and arrest their abductors.
Yusuf told Daily Sun: “The command has launched a strategic operation to rescue the victims unhurt.”
