Navy Commander Jerry Omodara , the state security adviser to Governor Yahaya Bello, confirmed the attack on Thursday, saying the state government was in complete control of it.
“We have fought them; we will fight them; and we will continue to fight them until they are neutralised in that axis of the state.As of the time of publishing this report, POLITICS NIGERIA cannot immediately verify if the Abuja-bound vehicle was fully occupied, but it was gathered that the incident happened around 4 pm on Monday at a kidnapping hotspot on the Anyigba-Itobe highway.
The criminals, numbering about 12, flagged down the bus at gunpoint and whisked the travellers into the bush. According to locals, kidnapping activities in the Ochadamu flash point had greatly reduced, but picked up recently after the Nigerian Army checkpoint in the area was taken down following a deadly accident.
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