Suspected kidnappers have opened fire on an Abuja- bound passenger bus around Kotin-Karfe, Kogi State, killing an unspecified number of the occupants while others escaped with bullet wounds.
The suspected kidnappers, on Tuesday, laid siege to Abuja bound vehicles, killing all the occupants of the Sharon bus, said to be coming from Port Harcourt.
Occupants of another car, a Toyota Camry, coming from Ibadan to Abuja, that made for escape after running into the scene sustained various degrees of injuries.
A survivor, who narrated his ordeals, told our correspondent that the incidental occurred at about 5.58 pm.
Speaking under the condition of anonymity, the victim said that he, along with four others in the Toyota Camry, were headed to Abuja from Ibadan, when they suddenly they sighted some masked men in military gears about two kilometers ahead.
He said that the attackers wore military camouflage with black mask and were stopping vehicles.
According to him, some of the occupants of the vehicles that they stopped were being marched into the bush.
He said that the Sharon bus coming from Port-Harcourt, on sighting them, tried to escape but got shot at, deflating its tires, adding that the vehicle somersaulted, killing all the occupants.
According to him: “It was at this point we noticed that they may be kidnappers. Our driver then engaged reverse gear and they started firing at our car.”
– The Nation
