Gunmen hijack 2 Benue Links buses, kidnap 10 passengers
Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have reportedly hijacked two fully loaded buses belonging to Benue Links, a Benue state transport company, and kidnapped some passengers.
It was gathered that the buses which loaded in Makurdi, on Sunday, September 10, 2023, were heading to Lagos when they were intercepted at Okene, Kogi state.
According to Daily Sun, 10 people were reportedly kidnapped during the attack while many others were said to have escaped.
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It was also learnt that the incident happened between 2 to 3pm on Sunday along Ajaokuta/Okene road while the buses were conveying their passengers to Lagos.
He said, “It is true the incident happened along Ajaokuta/Okene road yesterday between 2 and 3pm.
“Two vehicles were involved and 10 passengers were abducted, the incident was reported at Adogo Police station near Okene.
The source appealed to the federal government to beef up security to ensure adequate surveillance and security along Nigerian roads.
Another source at the company who also didn’t want to be named also confirmed the incident describing it as sad and unfortunate. “Yes, but I shouldn’t be the one to confirm this story but we have an unfortunate situation like that.”
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