Armed Men Hijack Two Buses, Carry Corps Members

By: Mariam Ajayi

Two 18-seater buses wey carry NYSC corps members and other passengers from Ibadan go Uyo and Bende, armed men hijack dem for Umunoha axis of Owerri-Onitsha Road for Imo State.

Source for di area say di armed men march di passengers enter bush before security operatives reach di scene, while di two buses don later recover.

Imo State Police spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, say police and sister security agencies don deploy tactical teams and operational assets to rescue di abducted corps members and other passengers and arrest di suspected kidnappers.

Okoye add say Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Garba Bosso, don visit di scene for on di spot assessment, as di road don record other kidnapping cases recently, including one case about three weeks ago where a man and im daughter reportedly pay N29 million ransom before dem release dem.