There was panic in Obiohuru community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, on Tuesday, January 11, 2021, when gunmen intercepted a Lagos-bound vehicle and abducted all the passengers.
The 14-seater bus was said to have left Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, earlier in the day enroute Lagos, before it was intercepted.
The passengers were reportedly travelling in the bus marked “Government of Akwa Ibom State”.
The gunmen were said to have ordered them to an unknown destination while their luggage were left in the vehicle.
It was gathered that the engine of the bus was still running at the time some youths got to the scene.
The youths subsequently alerted the police.
Mike Abattam, the Police public relations officer in Imo, did not pick calls when calls were put through to him.
There is currently a high level of insecurity in the country despite repeated assurances from government and security forces.
