Gunmen kidnap passengers of 2 Abuja-bound buses In Kogi
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted passengers of two Abuja-bound buses in the Inele-Eteke Ogugu, New Road area of Kogi East district.
The incident according to a source involved a GIG and ABC Transport buses heading to Abuja from the eastern part of the country.
The source said that the GIG bus left Umuahia in Abia State at 7:30 am on Saturday on its way to Abuja, the nation’s seat of power. In the wake of the abduction, he said GIG had contacted security services to track down the abductors, according to Channels TV report.
Meanwhile, spokesman of the Kogi State Police Command, William Ayah, has confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.
Ayah said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the area, local vigilantes, and hunters have been in the bush in an effort to rescue the victims.
He said the incident involved the GIG bus with 12 passengers and a Sienna bus belonging to ABC Transport with two occupants. But the driver of GIG Motors was later rescued by security operatives, the spokesman added.
According to him, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Bethrand Onuoha has deployed an additional Tactical Squad consisting of a Quick Response Unit, Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism Unit, and conventional police personnel to the area to continue with the bush combing to ensure all victims are rescue unhurt.
(Channel report)
