Operatives of the FCT Police Command have successfully repelled a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, an outskirts community in Bwari Area Council.
The Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, disclosing this in a press release on Thursday, said the incident occured in the early hours of 20th November 2025.
She explained that the Command, at approximately 1:10am, received a distress call to the effect that armed attackers, numbering about 30, had invaded the community in an attempt to abduct a resident and his family.
The Bwari Division’s Surveillance Team, in conjunction with the IGP Special Intervention Squad (SIS), responded swiftly by mobilising to the scene.
“Upon sighting the Police team, the attackers opened fire. The officers responded with superior firepower, engaging the attackers in a heated gun duel. In the ensuing firefight, the Police team neutralized two of the assailants, while the remainder fled into the surrounding bushes and mountains for safety”, she stated.
Unfortunately, one police officer sustained a fatal gunshot injury during the exchange and was rushed to Bwari General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
“The Command deeply regrets this loss, as the officer paid the supreme price in the line of duty”, the spokesperson said, adding that the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, has deployed additional personnel to the affected community to strengthen security in the area and normalcy has since been restored.
“He has also ordered a detailed investigation to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended”, Adeh said.
