Kidnappers abduct five Lagos bound passengers along Benin-Sagamu road

So robbing is not enough, they are now kidnapping passengers on highways. According to Vanguard, 5 passengers on a Lagos-bound vehicle were kidnapped on Wednesday morning by gunmen on the Lagos-Benin road near Ogbemudia farms.

The passengers, traveling in a Greener Line space wagon Siena bus travelling from Warri to Lagos ran into a barricade along the Benin-Ore- Sagamu-Lagos road. The bus driver sighting the barricade, which was a truck, slowed down.

Gunmen emerged from the bushes and took the passengers hostage after allowing the driver and one passenger to go and give information about the incident, Vanguard reports.

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It was further learnt that one of the victims who lives in Lagos, was said to be returning to the state after a naming ceremony of his new-born baby in Warri when he was abducted along with other passengers.

The father of the victim, a retired army colonel, told Vanguard that the kidnappers had made contact and demanded N3 million ransom to set his son free, even as he pleaded with them to release his son unhurt, saying that it was difficult for the family to raise the amount they demanded.

When contacted, Edo State Police Command Acting Public Relations Officer, Awhara Ejiroro, said he was yet to be briefed on the incident.