Some gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have attacked a luxury bus fully loaded with about 125 passengers and kidnapped 123 of them.
It was gathered that the incident at the Ena- River area before Okhuessan community along Ewatto to Ubiaza expressway, on Wednesday morning, around 1:20am.
It was gathered that the luxury bus with the inscription ‘GUO OKEKE MOTORS’ written on its sides, was travelling from Owerri in Imo State and heading to Abuja, the nation’s capital before being intercepted by armed bandits.
The source said, “The bus which was travelling from Owerri in Imo State and heading to Abuja with about 90 passengers including another 35 additional passengers on attachment on board.
“Unfortunately, ran into the waiting hands of dare-devils armed bandits just after the Ena- river before Okhuessan community along Ewatto to Ubiaza Expressway at about 1:20 am this morning and 123-passengers including the driver on board have been kidnapped into the forest.
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“While the remaining two escaped through the windows of the commercial bus into the bush before one of them was later rescued by a hunter at Okhuessan forest and brought to the popular Angle-90 Junction in Ubiaza at about 5:00a.m. this morning for possible assistance.”
According to the source, “At the moment, there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the kidnapped victims and there is also no rescue team whatsoever from any quarters through my personal interaction with the passenger who was fortunate to have escaped and rescued revealed the armed bandits were all armed with Ak-47 assault multi-purpose rifles and a sharp matchet each and they are suspected to be Fulani by the tribe.”
