Gunmen have killed a commercial driver and kidnapped some passengers along the Abonnema-Degema-Emohua road in Rivers State.
It was gathered that the driver who was identified as Salvation Harry was conveying passengers from Mile One park in Port Harcourt to Buguma when the vehicle was attacked with 8 passengers kidnapped.
Confirming the incident, Rivers State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer SP Grace Iringe-Koko said, “there’s a sitrep that passengers were abducted while one was shot, but investigations are going on.”
One of the kidnapped victims had been released after paying the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand naira, according to a report by Channels TV
The Chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area Onengiyeofori George in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary John Paul Braide condemned the killing while also calling on the police to get to the root of the matter.
He also ordered that the Buguma motor park should be closed after 6pm.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
