Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Edo State Command have rescued two out of the 12 passengers abducted in the state by gunmen.
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday abducted 12 passengers on the Afuze-Auchi Road close to Ihevbe Community in Owan East Local Government of Edo State.
It was gathered that the victims were traveling to Auchi when the gunmen stormed out from the bush, forced their vehicle to stop and whisked the passengers into the bush.
A source said that the kidnappers who were heavily armed, have been terrorising the area, Punch reports.
The source said that “The kidnappers have been terrorising the people of that area and frequent users of that road. The road is also bad which could aid the nefarious activities of these gunmen.
“The recent kidnap has become one too many and hopefully respite will come our way soon.”
Confirming the incident, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, said that the police had rescued two of the abducted passengers.
Nwabuzor said that “The police command is aware of the kidnapping. Two of the victims have been rescued by the police, but we can’t ascertain the number of persons kidnapped. The rescued victims are receiving treatment at the hospital.”
According to him, the police are still combing the bush to rescue the remaining 10 victims and arrest the abductors.