Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a businessman, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed Keche, shortly after he observed Isha'i prayers at a mosque in Dabi Bako, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory
The incident occurred on Monday evening, August 24, 2026, as Keche was returning home from the mosque, which is located close to his residence. A resident, Ibrahim Suleiman, told Daily Trust on Thursday, August 27, 2026, that the victim was on his way home when some suspected kidnappers, wielding AK-47 rifles, alighted from a tinted, unmarked vehicle, forced him inside and whisked him away amid sporadic gunshots.
Suleiman said two of the suspected kidnappers had earlier positioned themselves around the mosque before the remaining members of the gang emerged from the vehicle and forced the victim into the waiting car. “The way the operation was carried out clearly shows that the gunmen had been monitoring the man’s movement because the operation was like a movie,” he said.
Suleiman, whose house is close to the mosque, said he initially thought the strange sound he heard was an electrical spark until he realised that 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. He said he only came out after the kidnappers had left, locked up his shop and returned home. He added that he had earlier noticed a cyclist moving suspiciously around the area before the incident.
“Even before the incident happened, I saw an okada man moving around the place. He was going slowly and coming back, which made me suspicious because people were still praying inside the mosque at the time. It was after the prayers that I started hearing gunshots,” he said. The source said he suspected that the cyclist could 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. As of Thursday, August 27, 2026, no further update had been provided by the police.
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