Landslide claims 30 lives in Abuja, 19 others kidnapped    

No fewer than 30 persons have lost their lives in a landslide reportedly triggered by activities of illegal miners in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

A total of 19 persons were also said to have been abducted in Bwari Area Council of Abuja on Thursday, September 7.

Daily Trust reported that the council area chairman disclosed this during a meeting between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and six area council chairmen.

Reacting to the shocking developments, Wike said he would meet with the director of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja and the commissioner of police to receive adequate briefings on the kidnap and facilitate rescue operations, The Guardian report added.