Bandits, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, have reportedly kidnapped 18 passengers along Otan/Imesi-Ile road in Osun State.
Some passengers including the driver of a commercial 18- seater bus, were reportedly abducted along Otan/Imesi Ile road in the state by the suspected herdsmen.
The kidnapping was carried out following a tip-off from one of the occupants in the bus, who disguised as a passenger.
The driver and occupants of the commercial bus, who were said to be travelling from Osogbo to Abuja, were kidnapped by the bandits at Ajeoku Junction, Otanle\Imesile expressway on Sunday night.
The passengers were said to have been whisked to the forest and no contacts were yet to be made with family members of the victims.
Confirming the kidnapping, the Osun Police Public Relations Officer, Folashade Odoro, said the total number of the victims could not be ascertained yet.
“For now, we cannot confirm the number of people kidnapped until we get feed back from our officers.
“But I can tell you that we are on top of the situation and all the kidnapped persons will be rescued,” Odoro said.
The PPRO, however, in a text message later, confirmed that four of the victims had been rescued as at the time of filing in this report.
Odoro called on the people of the state to promptly report any suspected movement to the police.
