INSECURITY! Gunmen abduct new Edo Line passengers, others

Gunmen alleged to be Fulani Herdsmen have kidnapped passengers of the New Edo Line bus along the Benin-Auchi road.

The kidnappers who took over the road also kidnapped passengers in two other vehicles.

The abductors were said to have dragged their victims through a bush path to their hideout inside the forest.

As at press time no ransom demand had been made by the abductors.