Gunmen believed to be kidnappers have waylaid an Abuja-bound passengers’ bus in Ondo State and abducted at least 17 persons from the vehicle. The assailants abducted the travellers in Isua, Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were in transit from Lagos to Abuja in an 18-passenger bus when the gunmen attacked their vehicle. A source who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust in Akure, the state capital, said the attackers whisked the travelers into the bush.
The assailants abducted the travellers in Isua, Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The assailants abducted the travellers in Isua, Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. A source who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust in Akure, the state capital, said the attackers whisked the travelers into the bush. “The gunmen waylaid their bus and marched them into the forest leaving only three of the passengers behind,” he said.
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