Some gunmen have on Thursday morning attacked a bus belonging to Chimola school at Oba Ile Estate in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, abducting a member of staff of the institution.
It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6:45am while the driver and the abducted staff of the school were moving round to pick the pupils.
According to SaharaReporters, a source said the gunmen numbering about eight who were on motorcycles, rounded the vehicle with registration number —Lagos LSD 853 FJ, forcing the driver to stop.
He said the men dragged the driver down from the vehicle and threatened to kill him.
The bus was later driven away by one of the hijackers while others moved away from the scene on motorcycles.
The identity of the abducted staff had not been revealed as of the time of filing this report.
The source stated;
The driver and the attendant were about to pick the first set of pupils when the incident happened. The gunmen rounded up the vehicle with dangerous weapons. The driver was dragged down from the bus while one of them took over the driver’s seat and drove off with the attendant in the bus.
He added;
The whereabouts of the attendant is still unknown but we have reported the incident at the Oba Ile Police station. This is the first time we are experiencing this kind of situation here. It is quite unfortunate.
More details to come.
