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BREAKING: Gunmen hijack fully loaded bus, kill driver, kidnap passengers in Otukpo, Benue

Summary by Daily Post Nigeria

Tragedy struck in Ikobi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Thursday night as gunmen hijacked a fully loaded Benue Links bus, killing the driver and kidnapping all passengers on board. The gunmen, however, left a toddler behind. Sources toldf DAILY POST that the assailants ambushed the bus along the highway, fatally shooting the driver before forcibly taking the passengers into the bush. However, a young boy was reportedly spared by …

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BREAKING: Gunmen hijack fully loaded bus, kill driver, kidnap passengers in Otukpo, Benue

18 hours ago·Nigeria

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tvcnews.tv

Kidnappers kill commercial bus driver, kidnap 14 passengers in Benue

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers attacked a fully loaded Benue Links bus, thereby killing the driver and kidnapped over 14 other passengers on board. The incident happened at Ikobi community near Otukpo Burnt bricks along the Otukpo – Taraku highway in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. TVC News correspondent gathered that the armed […] The post Kidnappers kill commercial bus driver, kidnap 14 passengers in Benue appeared first on Tre…

7 hours ago

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thengblog.com.ng

Terror On The Highway: Herdsmen Attack Benue Links Bus, Kill Driver And Passenger - TheNGblog | Nigeria's Best News Blog

Benue State-owned transport company, Benue Links Nigeria Limited, has strongly condemned a brutal attack on one of its buses by suspected herdsmen along the Makurdi-Otukpo highway on Thursday evening. The company expressed deep sorrow over the loss of its driver and a passenger in the deadly ambush. According to Daily post, The incident occurred near the Otukpo Burnt Bricks area as the vehicle was en route to Otukpo from Makurdi. According to in…

8 hours ago

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Newtelegraph

Bandits Ambush Benue Transport Bus, Kill Driver, Abduct Passengers

ShareSuspected kidnappers on Thursday night ambushed a Benue Links transport bus, killed the driver, and abducted over 14 passengers. New Telegraph gathered that during the course of the operation, a three-year-old baby was spared. The incident reportedly occurred at Ikobi community, near the abandoned Otukpo Burnt Bricks Industry in the Otukpo Local Government Area of... The post Bandits Ambush Benue Transport Bus, Kill Driver, Abduct Passenger…

11 hours ago

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Freedom Online

Gunmen kill 2, abduct 12 passengers in Benue

The Management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has said that gunmen attacked the company’s bus, killed the driver, one passenger and abducted 12 others. By Emmanuel Antswen The Management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has said that gunmen attacked the company’s bus, killed the driver, one passenger and abducted 12 others. The company’s Information Officer,Mr Johnson Ehi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Makurdi on Friday. The…

12 hours ago

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Leadership

JUST-IN: Gunmen Ambush Benue Passenger Bus, Kill 2, Abduct 13

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers in Ikobi village, Otukpo local government area of Benue State, on Thursday, ambushed an 18-seater passenger bus, belonging to Benue Links, killing the driver, one passenger, and abducting the 13 occupants of the vehicle. Local sources told our correspondent on telephone that the assailants ambushed the bus along the highway, shooting the driver on sight before forcibly taking the passengers into the bush, lea…

13 hours ago·Abuja, Nigeria

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