Army colonel, wife not gunned down in Abuja – FCT police

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has clarified reports purporting that a serving military officer, identified as Colonel Abdussalam A. Ude was killed by gunmen within the nation’s capital city.

Reports making the rounds, suggest that the military officer was attacked and killed by armed men in Kurudu District Area of FCT while they were attempting to kidnap him.

The assailants, according to the reports, also shot the wife, who is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

Reacting, FCT Police Command in a statement issued on Tuesday night by its Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Josephine Adeh, said contrary to the reports, the unfortunate incident did not occur within FCT.

According to Josephine, upon becoming aware of the publications, the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, ordered an in-depth investigation to establish the facts surrounding the incident.

“Consequently, investigations revealed that the incident occurred in Badna, New Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, and not within the jurisdiction of the FCT Police Command as falsely portrayed in the circulating publications.

“The Command is concerned that some blogs and media outlets in an attempt to gain traction, have deliberately attributed the incident to the FCT, thereby creating unnecessary panic, heightening public anxiety, and misinforming residents of the nation’s capital.

“The CP FCT Command, has also proactively ordered the immediate deployment of operational and intelligence assets to border communities adjoining the FCT with Nasarawa State, with the aim of preventing any attempt by criminal elements to infiltrate the Federal Capital Territory or perpetrate any criminal activity within the nation’s capital”, the statement added.