The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has foiled an attempted kidnap in Kobi Village, Kpaduma III, rescuing two female victims after a fierce gun battle with suspected kidnappers.
According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement on Tuesday, the incident occurred on Monday, September 15, 2025, at about 9:15 p.m. following a distress call reporting gunshots along Kobi Village Road.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao S. Adewale, personally led the operation alongside senior officers.
Adeh said, “On sighting the police team, the assailants opened fire, using two female victims as human shields to escape. The Police team however, continued to engage them in a fierce chase, successfully rescuing the two female victims unhurt.”