Kuje attack: Armed robbers attack 7 flats in Wuse 2, Abuja
Suspected armed robbers numbering about 30 invaded a compound of about 15 flats located at Agadez Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, at the early hours of Friday and successfully robbed about 10 flats.
According to an eyewitness account, the robbers invaded the compound at about 2:30am and operated for several hours uninterrupted.
She said that aside from phones, the armed robbers injured cash and lots of household items that they took, some of the residents. “A man who was supposed to travel to the United States on Friday night was stabbed after he was dispossessed of 10, 000 dollars that he was supposed to travel with.
“When the stabbed man pretended to had died, they dragged him towards the gate and abandoned him there and continued their operations. Immediately, the man regained energy and strength, and saw that they had left him, he rushed out to seek for help from armed soldiers attached to a nearby house that is said to be the resident of a former Army Chief but the soldiers didn’t respond.
“With blood gushing out from the stabbed area, he rushed to a commercial bank located at the adjacent former Estacy lounge to get the attention of the mobile policemen attached to the bank, but he was disappointed as the expected help never came. He was then forced to return home to his fate.”
Another neighbor who pleaded anonymity said that armed robbery attacks have become frequent in Agadez Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, as many compounds have been attacked repeatedly in the last two years.
In her words: “Our compound that is close to the one attacked on Friday has been attacked three times in the last two years. They boys come from the backyard through the bushes and canal that connect to City Park garden and return through same route. My concern is that these guys operate freely and return to their enclave waiting for another opportunity to unleash terror on the people.”
The eyewitnesses, however, confirmed that team of Policemen showed up later after the armed robbers had left with what they collected. “When the Policemen came, they shot at the air, possibly, to scare away the armed robbers.
“If these boys can boldly and confidently invade houses in Wuse 2, Abuja, that is believed to be the heart of Abuja and secured, and robbed successfully for several hours, then the fate of people in suburbs is only left in the Hands of God.”
When contacted, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, said she was yet to get report of the incident.
