Horror As 26 Are Abducted Along The Benin-Auchi Expressway; Trailer Rams Into Victims |The Source

Reports say about 26 persons were, Thursday morning, kidnapped along the busy Benin-Auchi Expressway

According to an eyewitness who narrowly  escaped and spoke to an online publication, Trojan.com.ng the kidnappers had a free field for  about three hours. He said:

“As we speak, my car is still at the scene of the incident.

I spent over four hours in the bush along with many other commuters while the Kidnappers continued raining their guns unchallenged.

“Obviously, the Nigerian government has failed the people.

“People are being killed in their homes and on the roads like fowls everyday”,

Unconfirmed reports say there were fatalities as well.

The suspected kidnappers had blocked the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi road by Obagie

The kidnappers had, allegedly, first attacked a commerical vehicle which they used  to barricade the road. An on-coming trailer driver,  suspecting danger, refused to stop.

The trailer was  said to have  rammed into the bus causing fatalities. A number of members of a vigilante group, trying to resist the kidnappers were, allegedly, shot dead.

At the time the story was reported, a statement was still being awaited by the Police for confirmation.