Gunmen abduct 18 passengers
NO fewer than 18 persons travelling from Warri to Bayelsa State in a private company bus have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen between Evwreni and Ogor axis of the East-West road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which occurred last Tuesday about 5p.m., at the Evwreni axis was reported by the supervisor of the transport company. It will be recalled that nine students, including a Naval Officer, returning from school in Calabar, Cross River State were allegedly abducted at same axis on Good Friday eve and were released after 72 hours. According to a security source from the Delta State Police command, “The supervisor of the transport line name withheld reported that the one of their buses loaded with passengers from Warri to Bayelsa was blocked along the Ughelli-Patani Road, around Evwreni axis and they were all kidnapped and taken to unknown destination. “Though contact had been made but it could not be as...