Gunmen kill two passengers, abduct Corps member, others in Ondo
Suspected kidnappers have killed two passengers and abducted five others, including a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member in Ondo State.
Two other passengers also escaped with various degrees of gunshot injuries.
It was gathered that remains of the driver and a female passenger occupying the front seat, who were killed in the attack, have been deposited at the morgue of Adelabu Hospital in Ifon.
The incident happened along the Ifon/Owo Expressway in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo on Friday night.
The kidnappers, who numbered about fifteen, were armed with AK-47 rifles and ambushed the Sienna bus at 11:00 pm.
Confirming the incident, SP Fumilayo Odunlami- Omisanyan, the State Police spokesperson, said the details were still sketchy.
Odunlami, however added: “Our men are fully on the ground, combing the forest to ensure that the victims are rescued.”
