Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Men disguised as local vigilantes and armed with machetes and sticks have kidnapped a man, his wife and their son from their residence in the Chikakore area of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, the police said in a statement.

The kidnappers visited the residence at midnight on Monday, deceiving the man to open his door.

The spokesperson for the Abuja police command, Josephine Adeh, said the police deployed officers to the area after a report of the incident.

"Preliminary investigations revealed that seven unknown men, disguised as vigilante members and armed with machetes and sticks, attacked the residence of the victim," Ms Adeh, a police superintendent, stated.

She explained further th...