Masked Gunmen In Rivers State Attack Commercial Bus And Kidnap 11 Passengers

Masked Gunmen In Rivers State Attack Commercial Bus And Kidnap 11 Passengers

It was pandemonium in Rivers state as masked gunmen on Wednesday
attacked a white Toyota Sienna SUV travelling to Port Harcourt from Abua
in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State kidnapping all
10 passengers and the driver. 
 
The abductors staged the attack at the Rumuekpe junction
along the East-West Road in the Emohua Local Government Area of the
state.
 
An eyewitness who spoke to Punch said the attackers
jumped out of nearby bushes, fired into the air and kidnapped the 11
passengers.
 
He said, “Some young men, early this morning, came out
of the bush with guns at the Rumuekpe junction along the East-West Road
in the Emohua Local Government Area and blocked a Toyota Sienna SUV
conveying 10 passengers.
 

“They fired some gunshots into the air before kidnapping all the
passengers in the vehicle as well as the driver. The victims were taken
into the bush, while the vehicle was abandoned on the road.”

A driver, who plies the East-West Road, said the vehicle that conveyed the kidnapped victims was abandoned on the highway.

He stated, “The white Toyota Sienna, which conveyed the kidnapped
persons, is abandoned on the road; I saw it first around 9am and by
around 11am when I passed there again, I still saw it.

“I know the driver; we call him Star. After we heard about the
incident, we have been running around calling his people as well as
others who can help. I am praying for his and the passengers’ freedom
too.”

The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni, said he had not been briefed about the incident.

He said: “I have not yet got information about this incident, but once I get the details, I will get back to you.”