Gunmen Abducts 14 Passengers from Two Luxury Buses along Lokoja-Abuja Road

Fourteen passengers have been kidnapped from two luxury buses by gunmen while traveling across Kogi State.

Their buses were intercepted at the Inyele Elete axis of Lokaja-Abuja Road last Friday.

Spokesman of the police command, William Aya, said 12 passengers were taken away from the bus belonging to God is Good Motors and two from ABC Motors.

The passengers were traveling from Umuahia in Abia State to Abuja. He said the driver of God’s Good Motors bus had so far been rescued.

Meanwhile, police tactical units are combing forests in the axis to rescue the passengers.

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“Yes, the incident happened, but the DPO, local vigilantes, and hunters have been in the bush to rescue the victims,” Aya said in a statement issued on Monday in Lokoja.

The PPRO added, “The CP has deployed an additional Tactical Squad consisting of Quick Response Unit, Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism Unit, as well as conventional police personnel to the area to continue with the bush combing and to ensure all victims are rescued unhurt.”

“The report reaching me this morning is that a GIG and ABC transport buses heading to Abuja were hijacked by kidnappers yesterday in Kogi State.

“The GIG bus left Umuahia at 7:30 am and was hijacked at Kogi State. GIG company said they have contacted security services and they are tracking them. The kidnappers phoned this morning via my wife’s phone and were demanding N15 million,” Chude said.