Eight passengers abducted as gunmen attack another commercial vehicle
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped no fewer than eight passengers along Emohua-Kalabari road in Rivers State.
According to reports, sources within the community said that the gunmen attacked a Sienna bus conveying the passengers on Saturday and immediately took the bus to an unknown destination.
An eye witness said the gunmen shot at the vehicle conveying the passengers from Port Harcourt to Kalabari.
“The incident happened on Saturday. The passengers were traveling along the Kalabari-Emohua route when the gunmen opened fire on them. The vehicle was hijacked and the eight passengers were taken away,” the source said.
The Rivers Police Command said it has launched an investigation into the matter.
The Command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Grace Iringe Koko, said the command would do everything within its powers to rescue the victims.
