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  Gunmen abduct bus passengers in Lokoja

Some gunmen have reportedly abducted passengers travelling in an 18-seater bus at Ochonyi-Omoko village, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway, Kogi state.

Daily Trust is reporting that the armed men shot at the tyres of the bus, forcing it to a halt.

One of the passengers, identified as Benjamin Isaac, reportedly escaped from the attackers.

He was quoted as saying that the gunmen suddenly emerged from the nearby bus, shooting at the bus while in motion.

“They opened fire on back tyres which forced the driver to lose control. When the driver veered off the road, the gunmen came out of hiding and ordered all the passengers to come out. They led us into the bush at gunpoint,” he said.

He said he managed to escape with some other passengers who ran into the bush.

Isaac said he boarded the bus by the roadside in Zuba, while travelling to Okpella, Edo State.

A vigilante member confirmed hearing gunshots fired by the gunmen.

“It was immediately after my prayers I reached out to my colleagues and mobilised to the scene, where we discovered a bus abandoned by the roadside without passengers inside,” he said.

He said he later discovered that some passengers from the bus were abducted.

He said he and his colleagues were still combing the forest to trace the gunmen and rescue the victims.

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