Unknown gunmen have stormed the Hilltop International Premium Hotel at Tunga-Maje in Gwagwalada Area of the Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping a former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Friday Makama, and eight others.
According to reports, Makama and some of his kinsmen had gathered at the hotel on Wednesday to hold a community reconciliation meeting slated for Thursday.
The gunmen numbering about 15 reportedly stormed the hotel when they were rounding up the meeting around 11:27 pm.
The police spokesperson in the FCT, Mariam Yusuf confirmed the incident.
She noted that the command had launched a strategic operation to rescue the victims.