Unknown gunmen have reportedly hijacked a commercial bus with seven passengers on its way to Omoku area in Rivers State.
It was gathered that the bus was travelling from Port Harcourt to Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state when the gunmen struck around 8pm, Sunday.
A relative of one of the victims, who gave his name simply as Kennedy, reported the incident on a Radio Station, 92.3 Nigeria Info, in Port Harcourt.
He said his brother and other passengers in the vehicle left Port Harcourt for Omoku around 7pm on Sunday.
The source expressed;
The bus left Port Harcourt heading to Omoku around 7pm. I called by 8pm, my brother’s phone was switched off. I kept trying the line, but it was not reachable. Later, a number called me and said, I should bring N1.5 million and I said, from where? The caller immediately switched off the phone as I asked the question.
He then called on security agencies and state government to intervene and rescue his brother and the other victims, adding that the family did not have the kind of money the kidnappers were demanding.
Speaking about the incident, spokesman for the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, said he was yet to be briefed on the incident, but promised to provide more information when available.
