The driver of a bus conveying 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who were abducted in Imo State on Independence Day, has identified five suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) as the persons who allegedly attacked his vehicle and kidnapped the passengers.
The driver, who testified as the third prosecution witness, made the identification on Friday during the resumed trial of the five suspected kidnappers before the Imo State High Court in Mgbidi.
Another prosecution witness, Mr. Light Timothy, also told the court that he saw two of the defendants wielding AK-47 rifles shortly after the abduction along the Owerri–Mgbidi–Onitsha expressway.
Both witnesses maintained during their evidence-in-chief and cross-examination that they saw the defendants allegedly commit offences bordering on conspiracy, hostage-taking and unlawful possession of firearms.
The bus driver told the court that he could clearly identify the first defendant as the person who initially approached his vehicle during the attack while armed with an AK-47 rifle.
