18 Abuja Bound Passengers Abducted Along Benin-Auchi Road

By Ayodele Oni

Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of not less than 18 Abuja-bound passengers along Benin-Auchi highway on Saturday.

Report stated that gunmen ambushed  passengers travelling along the Benin-Auchi Highway in an Edo Line bus bound for Abuja.

According to the report, the attackers forced the victims into the surrounding bush before security operatives arrived at the scene.

A viral video from the incident showed a long queue of vehicles stranded on both sides of the expressway as tension mounted in the area.

As at the time of reporting, the kidnappers had not established contact to demand ransom.

Confirming the development on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Command, SP Moses Iyamu, revealed that sixteen of the abducted passengers have been rescued.