Six passengers travelling from Abuja to Onitsha have been kidnapped in Okene Local Government area of Kogi State. They were reportedly kidnapped at Achoze village in Okene at about 6.30am on Monday 6th of February 2017.
Sources told Punch correspondent that the victims were on their way to Onitsha from Abuja when 10 armed men blocked their vehicle at Achoze village in Okene and forced all the occupants out.
The driver of the vehicle was said to have abandoned the passengers and fled into the bush, while the kidnappers shot continuously into the air to scare other vehicles away. One of the passengers told our correspondent she managed to escape when the kidnappers marched six other passengers into the bush.
She further disclosed that some passengers in that vehicle sustained minor injuries in an attempt to escape from the kidnappers. The incident was reported to the Police in Okene, she added.
The Kogi State Police Public Relation Officer, Mr. Williams Ayah, confirmed the kidnapping to newsmen. According to him, the passengers were traveling from Abuja to Onisha at about 6.30 am yesterday, when they came across the kidnappers.
He said the Police were already on the trail of the kidnappers to rescue the victims.
