A cop and two suspected kidnappers, died on Thursday during a gun duel in Guto village, Bwari Area Council, in Abuja.

In a statement, the spokesperson for the FCT police command, Josephine Adeh, said the Bwari Division’s Surveillance Team, and the IGP Special Intervention Squad, were at the scene to foil a kidnap attempt by suspected kidnappers.

The command’s spokesperson said the operatives “repelled a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, an outskirts community in Bwari Area Council, in the early hours of 20th November 2025. At approximately 01:10 a.m., the command received a distress call that armed attackers, numbering about 30, had invaded the community in an attempt to abduct a resident and his family.

“Responding swiftly, the Bwari Division’s Surveillance Team, in conjunction with the IGP Special Intervention Squad (SIS), mobilised to the scene. Upon sighting the police team, the attackers opened fire. The officers responded with superior firepower, engaging the attackers in a heated gun duel. In the ensuing firefight, the police team neutralized two of the assailants, while the remainder fled into the surrounding bushes and mountains for safety.

“Tragically, one police officer sustained a fatal gunshot injury during the exchange and was rushed to Bwari General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.”

Regretting the cop’s death, the command said the Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, deployed additional operatives to the community to strengthen security in the area.

The commissioner also stated that normalcy had since been restored, adding that he ordered a detailed investigation to ensure apprehension of the perpetrators.