Police Rescue Kidnapped Passengers In Edo

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Saturday, September 6th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the constabulary bid successful Edo person rescued 16 of the 29 passengers abducted connected Friday evening on Benin-Auchi roadworthy by suspected kidnappers.

CSP Moses Yamu, spokesperson of the bid confirmed this connected Saturday successful Benin portion reacting to the incident.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the gunmen attacked an 18-seater bus, which belonged to the New Edo Line Transport Company and 2 different vehicles, wherever the 29 passengers were forcefully taken away.

Sources said the gunmen ambushed the buses connected the Sobe axis of the roadworthy and dragged the victims into the bush.

Shortly aft the incident, the sources said a squad of information operatives comprising police, army, section vigilantes and hunters went for bush combing to rescue immoderate of the victims.

Yamu said that the 16 passengers were rescued unhurt, assuring that the constabulary would permission nary chromatic unturned to rescue others. (NAN)

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