Suspected bandits have attacked the Nigerian Army Post-Service Housing Scheme in Kurudu Estate.
After intermittent gunfire, three inhabitants of the estate were taken hostage by the assailants, according to Channels TV.
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Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the director of army public relations, confirmed the attack and informed the TV station that it occurred on Thursday at around 9:00 p.m.
Residents of the estate said gunmen fired gunshots before escaping with their victims.
However, Mr Nwachukwu disclosed that the troops have responded to a distress call from the estate and are currently on a search and rescue operation.
Kurudu is one of the communities on the border between the FCT and Nasarawa State and is located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council.
