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All passengers, including the driver, travelling in an 18 seater bus from South-East to Abuja kidnapped
The Kogi State government has said the combined security operatives are currently trailing the abductors of 18 passengers in ABC Transport bus on Sunday, March 16.
Retired Commodore, Jerry Omodara, the Security Adviser to the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, disclosed this in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria.
He explained that security operatives are actively tracking the abductors of 18 passengers kidnapped from an ABC Transport bus.
“We are on the trail of the kidnappers, and I am confident that we will rescue the passengers unhurt,” Omodara said.
According to the agency report, the bus, travelling from the South-East to Abuja, was hijacked by gunmen at Oloma in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi, a border town between Kogi and Enugu States.
All passengers, including the driver, were taken hostage. Omodara noted that a combined team of security operatives, including the Military, Police, DSS, NSCDC, and Vigilante groups, are working together to ensure the rescue of the victims.
“Just on Wednesday, all the security heads met twice to see that we get the kidnappers and rescue the victims,” he said.
He emphasised the importance of synergy and cooperation from residents, saying, “It is this kind of synergy, and cooperation from residents, who provide us with useful information that helps us to succeed.”
Omodara assured the families of the abducted passengers that they would be released unharmed. “We want Kogi to be a safe haven for all residents and passers-by alike,” he emphasised.
When asked about the efforts to combat crime in Kogi, Omodara said, “Though we might not be able to completely eradicate crime in the state, we are making efforts to tackle anyone that rears its ugly head.”
Meanwhile, SaharaReporters’ efforts to reach the Kogi State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP William Ovye Aya, for comment on the kidnapping incident were unsuccessful, as his phone number was reportedly switched off.
