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Some gunmen on Tuesday abducted all the passengers in an Abuja-bound commercial bus along the Benin-Auchi road in Edo State.
The incident reportedly happened around 11 a.m. between the Ehor and Iruekpen axis of the busy highway.
A commuter, who identified himself as Idris Audu, said the kidnappers struck at a failed portion of the road and abducted all the passengers in the commercial bus owned by a transport firm, Big Joe.
“The kidnappers struck again on the Benin-Auchi road and abducted an unspecified number of passengers. The incident just happened when I passed the spot. All the passengers were forcefully taken into the bush,” Mr Audu said.
Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a commercial bus owned by Big Joe Transport Line along the Benin- Auchi road near a village with rubber plantation.
The Public Relations Officer, Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor confirmed the abduction to
Channels Television.
He explained that from the report received, the hoodlums were repelled by policemen who were stationed at a checkpoint near where the incident occurred.
According to him, on approaching the bus, the police discovered that three of the passengers could not be accounted for.
He maintained that no death was recorded in the attack, adding that efforts were ongoing to locate the three missing passengers.
A map of Edo State.
Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a commercial bus owned by Big Joe Transport Line along the Benin- Auchi road near a village with rubber plantation.
The Public Relations Officer, Edo State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor confirmed the abduction to
Channels Television.
He explained that from the report received, the hoodlums were repelled by policemen who were stationed at a checkpoint near where the incident occurred.
According to him, on approaching the bus, the police discovered that three of the passengers could not be accounted for.
He maintained that no death was recorded in the attack, adding that efforts were ongoing to locate the three missing passengers.
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