By Roundoffnews
Some gunmen on Sunday ambushed an Ado-Ekiti bound 18-passenger vehicle at night in Emure Ile, abducting all the passengers on board.
The bus was said to be returning from Onisha, Anambra State when the dare devil kidnappers attacked them.
Speaking with Roundoffnews.com, a source at the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Ado-Ekiti Motor Terminal branch, confirmed that the bandits kidnapped the driver, Sunday Emmanuel, alongside other passengers, demanding a ransom of N30 million each.
The source, who craved anonymity, revealed that the kidnappers abandoned some children in the bus, whose cries attracted the attention of passersby in the early hours of Monday, before it was reported to the nearest police station.
The source added that two passengers escaped during the night before police arrived at the scene to recover the bus.
His words, “They drove the bus into the bush and dragged people inside the bush.
“They called the family of the driver and I pleaded to speak with the driver and after our conversation, they demanded a ransom of N30 million. They said they would call back, but they have not done so yet.
“They left some children on the bus, and it seems that some people to the the farm saw the kids and alerted the police in Emure-Owo
“The driver’s union in Ado-Ekiti is currently holding a meeting on how to reach out to the kidnappers.
The source added that two of the kidnapped victims escaped while they were being herded
into the bush.”
The Ekiti State Police Command is yet to react to the incident as at the time of this report.
