Police Confirm Abduction Of Passengers From Edo Train Station

The police in Edo State has confirmed the abduction of scores of passengers from the Igueben train station saying that hunters, policemen and other security agents have poured out into the surrounding bushes in search of the kidnappers.

The victims were mostly passengers waiting to board the Itakpe-Warri train when the armed gunmen struck.

Casualties figures were not immediately available as at Sunday morning though the police confirmed that a number of passengers sustained gun shot injuries during the attack.

GWG.ng reports that the attack came about nine months after the March attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train.

Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the abduction of passengers from the train station in a statement said that the gunmen who came with AK 47 riffles invaded the train station on Saturday evening and shot sporadically into the air before abducting scores of intending travellers.

“This is to inform the gentlemen of the press that today, 7th of January, 2023 at about (sic) 1600hrs, men armed with AK 47 riffles attacked the train station at Igueben, Edo State and kidnapped unspecified number of passengers who were waiting to board the train to Warri.

“The kidnappers who shot sporadically into the air before kidnapping some passengers left some persons with bullet wounds. The Area Commander Irrua, DPO Igueben Division, and men have visited the scene of crime with members of the Edo State Security Network, local vigilantes, and hunters with a view to protecting the lives and property of the remaining passengers.

“Bush combing operations have commenced in order to rescue the victims and arrest the fleeing kidnappers. Further developments will be communicated,” he said in an update on the abduction of passengers from the Edo train station.

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