Suspected armed herdsmen, on Thursday, abducted 19 passengers traveling in two commercial buses.
The travellers were whisked away in Jor community, along the Adoka-Naka road in Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State.
While one of the vehicles was headed to Makurdi from Ankpa, Kogi State, the other was traveling to Lokoja from Makurdi when they both ran into the ambush.
The Ter Tyoshin and Chairman of the Gwer West Traditional Council, His Royal Highness Daniel Abomtse, confirmed the attacks.
“I was told that each vehicle had about 12 passengers on board. However, an elderly woman, a nursing mother with her two children, and one of the drivers were not taken,” he told DAILY POST.
The spared individuals reportedly alerted authorities at the Naka Police Station shortly after the incident.
As of the time of filing this report, the victims have not been rescued.