Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted all passengers in an 18 seater bus at Ochadamu area in Ofu local government of kogi state on Anyigba -Itobe road , Kogi state.
An eyewitness stated that the incident happened around 4.pm on Monday at the notorious kidnapping spot at Ochadamu area on the said highway.
The gunmen in their numbers, flagged down the said bus at gun point on that spot on the highway and evacuated the passengers to the bush.
This was confirmed by the state security adviser to Governor Yahaya Bello, Navy commander Jerry Omodara ( rtd) , on Thursday.
He stated that the state government has put enough measures in place to arrest the kidnappers and rescue the victims, as well as stem the tide of criminal activities in the area.
He said that since the hoodlums are coming back from their cells to operate in that region again , the government will rejig its measures and match fire to fire, assuring that the kidnappers and hoodlums will be neutralised shortly .
“We have fought them; we will fight them; and we will continue to fight them, until they are neutralised in that axis of the state. Security agents have been alerted and they will do the needful”, he said.
