Gunmen shoot driver, abduct passengers in 18-seater bus in Edo
An unidentified number of passengers travelling on an 18-seater bus have reportedly been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Edo State.
DAILY POST gathered that the victims were abducted on the Sobe-Benin road in Owan West Local Government Area of the state on Thursday last week.
It was also gathered that among the victims were students.
The kidnappers, who were said to have contacted the family of the victims, are demanding N15 million ransom from each of the victims to effect their release.
A source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the gunmen who were hiding on sighting the vehicle reportedly emerged from the bush, shot the driver and kidnapped the passengers into the bush.
According to him, the gunmen were said to have shot the driver. This, however, forced the vehicle to a halt.
“The kidnappers, after injuring the driver, kidnapped the occupants of the vehicle into the bush, leaving the driver in a pool of his blood”, he said.
He, however, said that people disclosed that it was Verydarkman, VDM, a social media influencer, who rescued the driver and took him to the hospital for medical attention.
Gunmen shoot driver, abduct passengers in 18-seater bus in Edo
