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The Digest:

Approximately 30 armed assailants besieged the Guto community in Bwari, Abuja, killing a police officer during a two-hour operation targeting a State Security Service (SSS) operative. The gunmen monitored all buildings and fired sporadically while attempting to kidnap the security personnel whose residence had been previously attacked.

Key Points:
  • About 30 gunmen invaded the Guto community in the Bwari Area Council, Abuja
  • One police officer was killed during the exchange of gunfire
  • The attackers targeted an SSS operative whose home was previously attacked
  • Residents reported gunmen positioned around all buildings in the area
  • The attack lasted approximately two hours before police reinforcement arrived
  • This was the second attack on the same SSS operative within two years
  • Some residents have begun fleeing the community due to security concerns
This brazen assault in the nation's capital reflects the alarming normalization of high-profile attacks, even in supposedly secure territories. The repeated targeting of security personnel reveals both the vulnerability of protective systems and the calculated defiance of armed groups.

Sources: Premium Times, PM News