Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted five residents of Yangoji in the Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory, shooting a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Musa Majaga.

A resident of Yangoji, simply identified as Abdullahi, said the incident happened in the early hours of Monday, around 12:23 am when the gunmen invaded the APC chieftain’s house.

He said the kidnappers destroyed the burglary windows of the Majaga’s house, entered the room and shot him. They were said to have abducted two of his children.

“After they had picked two of his children, they went into another apartment and abducted three other neighbours”, he said.

A vigilante member, who spoke to our reporter on Monday, said the kidnappers took advantage of lack of cartridges in vigilantes’ guns.

He said the APC chieftain, who was shot on the leg, had been taken to a private hospital at Gwagwalada for treatment.