Suspected armed men have reportedly hijacked two fully loaded buses belonging to the Benue state government-owned Benue Links Transport Company whisking away over 10 passengers from the Lagos-bound vehicles that took off from Makurdi.
It was gathered that the armed men waylaid the vehicles at about 2pm on Sunday along Ajaokuta-Okene road in Kogi state.
A source in the company who spoke on condition of anonymity in Makurdi disclosed that some of the passengers sustained injuries during the attack while some were lucky to have escaped unhurt.
Meanwhile The Benue State Commissioner for Power, Energy, and Transport, Omale Omale, has confirmed that suspected kidnappers abducted 10 passengers on two Benue government-owned commercial buses traveling from Makurdi to Lagos.