Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
On 15th September 2025, at about 9:15 p.m., the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting gunshots along Kobi Village Road in Kpaduma III. Acting swiftly, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao S. Adewale, psc, mnips, personally led a response team comprising the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Rapid Response Squad, and the Divisional Police Officer, Asokoro Division, to the scene. This was contained in a statement signed by SP. Josephine Adeh, ANIPR, Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, Abuja.
According to the statement: “On sighting the police team, the 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.
“Regrettably, two local security members from the community vigilante sustained gunshot injuries. They were immediately evacuated to the National Hospital, where one was confirmed dead by a medical doctor, while the other remains under medical care and is responding to treatment.
“The Commissioner of Police commended the bravery of the officers involved while extending heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased vigilante. He further urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report strange faces or suspicious activities within their environment for a swift police response through the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913, 07057337653, 08061581938.
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