Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a businessman, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed Keche, after he observed Isha’i prayers at a mosque in Dabi Bako, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
A resident of the community, Ibrahim Suleiman, told Daily Trust on Thursday, August 27, 2026, that the incident occurred on Monday, shortly after the victim finished observing Isha’i prayers at a mosque close to his residence.
Suleiman said the victim was on his way home when suspected kidnappers, armed with AK-47 rifles, alighted from a tinted, unmarked vehicle, forced him inside and whisked him away amid sporadic gunshots.
He said two of the suspects had earlier positioned themselves around the mosque before other members of the gang emerged from the vehicle and forced the victim into the waiting car.
Suleiman said the manner in which the operation was carried out suggested that the gunmen had been monitoring the victim’s movements.
He added that he initially thought the strange sound he heard was an electrical spark until he realised it was gunfire.
Another resident, who sells provisions close to the mosque but preferred anonymity, said he immediately locked himself inside his shop after hearing the sporadic gunshots.
The resident said he only came out after the kidnappers had left, before locking his shop and returning home.
He added that he had earlier noticed a cyclist moving suspiciously around the area before the incident.
According to him, the cyclist repeatedly moved slowly around the area while people were still praying at the mosque, raising his suspicion.
He said he began hearing gunshots shortly after the prayers ended and suspected that the cyclist might have been an informant for the kidnappers.
The victim, who is married to two wives, is also involved in land business and politics.
The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said she was not aware of the latest abduction but promised to make inquiries from the Kwali Police Division and revert.