Kidnappers on Wednesday night shot dead yet-to-be identified man in Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja while attempting to stop an attempt to kidnapped another victim.
The armed men who reportedly stormed Gana street in Maitama at about 8:46pm was killed when he attempted rescuing a kidnap victim being forced into a vehicle.
According to an eyewitness, the deceased tried to question the move of the abductors when he saw how they dragged their victim into the car but was unfortunately shot in the head and died on the spot after which the assailants abducted their victim.
Meanwhile, spokesperson of the FCT Police command, Josephine Adeh who confirmed the incident assured that security operatives are already trailing the criminals.