Gunmen Don Attack Two Buses For Owerri-Onitsha Expressway For Imo State, Carry Several Passengers Comot, Including People Wey Dey Go Serve For NYSC.
Di attack happen around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday near Umunoha for Mbaitoli Local Government Area, according to Imo State Police Command.
Di two buses dey carry passengers from Ibadan go orientation camps for Akwa Ibom and Abia states when gunmen attack dem.
Police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, say security operatives rescue 10 people for di scene after dem intervene. He say dem still dey confirm di exact number of people wey di attackers carry go.
Okoye say, “Di people wey dem rescue dey safe, and we dey take care of dem.
“We still dey confirm di exact number of people wey dem kidnap. Once we don confirm am, we go let people know.”
He add say police operatives dey carry out coordinated search and rescue operation, while dem dey use intelligence and tracking to locate di suspects.
Di police say Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, together with other security commanders, don visit di scene of di attack. Security personnel don also dey search di bushes around di area and track di attackers.
One source wey Vanguard quote say di attackers take advantage of di traffic wey slow down because cattle dey cross di road.
Di source say, “Dem kidnap plenty people.
“Dem dey usually attack when cattle dey cross di road because dem know say vehicles go slow down.”
Di incident don make families of di people wey dey go NYSC camp really worried.
One woman say her daughter send message tell her say kidnappers dey attack before she stop to respond or communicate.
Di police say dem go continue di operation until dem rescue all di victims and arrest di people wey dem suspect say carry dem go
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