{"id":5299,"date":"2022-12-01T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:42:59","slug":"gunmen-abduct-bus-passengers-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/gunmen-abduct-bus-passengers-in-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen Abduct Bus Passengers in Kogi\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An unspecified number of passengers in an 18-seater bus heading for Abuja from the eastern region have been reportedly abducted at Ochadamu along Anyigba-Itobe road in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8080026755787218\" data-ad-slot=\"7193833156\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Daily Trust, an eyewitness stated that the incident happened around 4pm on Monday at a kidnapping hotspot on the highway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report from the areas stated that the hoodlums in their numbers flagged down the bus at gunpoint and whisked the passengers to the bush.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The locals added further that kidnapping activities in the Ochadamu flash point had reduced drastically, but picked up recently after the army checkpoint in the areas were dismantled following a fatal accident on the highway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The security operatives, including the vigilantes in the areas were said to be making frantic efforts to rescue the kidnapped victims since the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Navy Commander Jerry Omodara (rtd), the state security adviser to Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2022\/11\/22\/yahaya-bello-apc-will-comply-with-payment-of-fees-for-campaign-posters-in-kogi\/\">Yahaya Bello<\/a>, who confirmed the incident on Thursday said the state government was on top of it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Omodara stated that the state government had put enough measures in place to stem the tide of criminal activities in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said since the hoodlums were coming back to operate on the road again, the government would rejig its measures, adding that the hoodlums would be neutralised shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An unspecified number of passengers in an 18-seater bus heading for Abuja from the eastern region have been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,2],"tags":[34],"class_list":{"0":"post-5299","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-crime","7":"category-news","8":"tag-kogi"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - 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