Bandits attacked Zuma rock checkpoint in Suleja/Abuja road. They where shooting sporadically and killed some soldiers

The armed terrorists are currently attacking an army checkpoint stationed at Dakwa, close to Zuma Rock area of Abuja.

A resident of the area reveals that the bandits are currently engaging the army in a shoot out and some persons are feared kidnapped.

Some of the residents of the area are currently hiding away in nearby bushes and the Abuja/Kaduna road around that Zuma Rock area has been a total gridlock due to the incident but the army is currently repelling the attack according to sources.