Abuja Gunmen Kidnap Turkish National, One Other

Unidentified gunmen have abducted a 52-year-old Turkish national, Erdogan Guler, and one other yet-to-be-identified man in the Kubwa area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The incident reportedly occurred around 7pm on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

A police source disclosed that the armed hoodlums kidnapped the duo at Guler’s residence Leaner Estate, Brickcity, Kubwa.

The source said, “A furniture maker, Babagana Usman, reported that around 7pm on Wednesday, May 3, three unknown gunmen in a Toyota Prado SUV, whose registration number is yet unknown, abducted his foreign partner, Erdogan Guler, 52-year-old male, who is a Turkish national, alongside one other person whose name and address have yet to be known, at his (Guler’s) premises on Leaner Estate, Brickcity, Kubwa.”

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Additionally, the impeccable source stated that there is a possibility that Guler’s abductors are working with an informant privy to his whereabouts.

The source added, “However, the anti-kidnapping arm of the SCID is investigating the incident and efforts are being made by the police to rescue the victims and arrest the hoodlums.”

When contacted on the incident, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said she was out of the country.

“And I’m yet to be briefed on such, but I’ll find out and get back to you,” Adeh added.