Unknoown gunmen yesterday hijacked two Abuja bound buses from the East in Kogi State and abducted the passengers.
The gunmen have also demanded N15 million ransom on each of the passengers.
However, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Bethrand Onuoha, has deployed a tactical team to rescue the victims
A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, William Ovye Aya, said: “The incident happened, but the DPO, local vigilantes, and hunters have been in the bush trying to rescue the victims.”
“The CP has deployed an additional Tactical Squad consisting of Quick Response Unit, Police Mobile Force, and 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.”
According to a report, one of the buses was said to have left Umuahia at 7:30 a.m. and was hijacked in Kogi State. According to the transport company, the security agents had been contacted and they were already tracking the kidnappers.
The man whose wife was among the kidnapped victims said the kidnappers had contacted him, demanding for a N15 million ransom, “The kidnappers called this morning via my wife’s phone and were demanding N15 million,” he said.
