Heavily armed men have reportedly invaded the  Genuine Estate, at  Gwarinpa axis of the Federal Capital Territory.

Although details remain sketchy, a resident, who identified himself as Mohammed, said  the armed men invaded the estate on Monday, between 1am and 4am, abducting  residents.

Mohammed said the assailants were armed with bows, arrows, and machetes and were in large numbers.

When contacted, Spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, said  the incident was a robbery case.

DCP Adeh said the police had already been mobilised to the scene to ascertain how the incident happened.