No fewer than 18 passengers have been abducted by some unknown gunmen in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
The kidnapped passengers were in a bus on their way to Oyo State from Abeokuta, Ogun State, when they were waylaid by the gunmen, who abducted and whisked them into the bush.
The incident occurred between Igboora and Eruwa road. Sources said all the occupants in the bus were captured by the gunmen.
The Secretary Farmers Union in Ibarapa, Taiwo Adeagbo, confirmed that the incident occurred on Thursday morning.
He said, “The bus is still beside the road between Eruwa and Igboora. I have told the police; I told our senator and others. I am saddened by these happenings.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached as of press time.
Ibarapa in Oyo State is one of the areas in the South-West that have continued to face atrocities of criminal herdsmen including killings, rape and kidnapping.