Gunmen kidnap Turkish national, one other in Abuja

Three armed men have kidnapped a 52-year-old Turkish national named Erdogan Guler and another unnamed guy in Abuja’s Kubwa neighborhood.

Information obtained by indicates that the event took place on May 3, 2023, at 7 p.m. It was reported to the Byazhin Police Division, Abuja.

A police source confirming the incident , said, “A furniture maker, Babagana Usman, reported that around 7pm on Wednesday, May 3, three unknown gunmen in a Toyota Prado SUV, whose registration number is yet unknown, abducted his foreign partner, Erdogan Guler, 52-year-old male, who is a Turkish national, alongside one other person whose name and address have yet to be known, at his (Guler’s) premises on Leaner Estate, Brickcity, Kubwa.”

According to the source, the kidnappers might be collaborating with an insider who knows where Guler is.

“However, the anti-kidnapping arm of the SCID is investigating the incident and efforts are being made by the police to rescue the victims and arrest the hoodlums,” the source added.

SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, claimed to be abroad when contacted about the event.

“And I’m yet to be briefed on such, but I’ll find out and get back to you,” Adeh explained.