How Gunmen Invaded Hotel, Abduct Ex- House Of Assembly Member, Pharmacist, Others
Faith Ukanwa
Jun 25, 2021
A former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Friday Makama, have been abducted in a hotel alongside eight others.
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The incident happened on Wednesday night, at the Hilltop International Premium Hotel at Tunga-Maje in Gwagwalada Area of the Federal Capital Territory.
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Report says that Makama and some of his kinsmen gathered at the hotel to hold a community reconciliation meeting slated for Thursday, June 24.
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A caucus meeting was however held late Wednesday night and they were dispersing when the gunmen invaded the hotel at about 11.27 pm.
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Speaking to journalists, a staff of the hotel said;
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"Yesterday (Wednesday), a group of people came here for a community reconciliation meeting scheduled to hold here today (Thursday) but they had a caucus meeting in the evening around 10 pm.
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"They booked rooms here and booked extra for people arriving today. Not long after they finished their meeting and were about to leave around 11.27 pm, suddenly a group of gunmen over 15 invaded the hotel premises and shot sporadically into the air as they went through the back and took some people away.
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"Some of them came in while the others surrounded the hotel and ensured that no one ran. They brought back those who attempted to.ÔÇØ
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The manager of the hotel, Adejoh Maquile, said he would have been killed had he not dodged one of the shots aimed at him.
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ÔÇØI counted about 45 pallets of bullets, among them are some with military colour. I would have been dead but had to dodge the bullet. The walls of the hotel were riddled with bullets.
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"Those who were abducted are Friday Makama; the hotel's Managing Director, Frederick Adejo; a pharmacist and his driver; and about three people that came with the honourable.
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"The security man was shot and was taken along with them. Also taken along are the accountant of the hotel and a female fun seeker. These are the ones I can account for. They are nine but there could be others.ÔÇØ
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The police spokesperson in the FCT, Mariam Yusuf who confirmed the incident, said the command had launched a strategic operation to rescue the victims unhurt.
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— Faith Ukanwa