Gun Men Abduct 13 Passengers In Ondo State, as Security personnel rescued 13 passengers kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Isua, the capital of Ondo State’s Akoko South-East Local Government Area.
According to a source, the abduction victims were in an 18-passenger bus traveling from Lagos to Abuja when hoodlums stopped their bus, took them out, and marched them into the forest on Tuesday evening.
He stated that security organizations such as Amotekun Corp, police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, as well as soldiers, sprung into action as soon as they received the information and combed the woodland where the victims were rescued.
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According to the source, the victims were rescued near Ikakumo in Akoko North-East Local Government Area. They were taken up in an area around 20 kilometers from Isua. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the state police spokeswoman, confirmed the situation to reporters on Thursday.
According to the statement, one of the kidnappers was killed when security personnel battled the kidnappers in guel on Tuesday. “The joint security operation rescued 13 victims.” During a gunfight, one of the kidnappers was killed. “We’re on top of things,” Odunlami-Omisanya remarked.
A town source, who did not want his name used, told reporters that the fatalities were on an 18-passenger bus. The hoodlums hijacked an 18-passenger bus traveling from Lagos to Abuja. According to the source, they were taken out of the bus and marched into the jungle on Tuesday evening.
According to the source, the security agencies, which comprised men from Amotekun Corp, police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, as well as soldiers, leapt into action soon after receiving the information and combed the woodland where the victims were rescued.
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The victims were rescued at Ikakumo in Akoko North-East Local Government Area, some 20 kilometers from Isua, where they were picked up, according to the source.”It was like a scene from a movie on Tuesday when an 18-passenger bus bound for Abuja was ambushed by unidentified gunmen at Isua.”
“The joint security agents immediately began combing the forest, and their efforts bore fruit when some of the abducted travelers were rescued during the joint operation,” stated the source.
