The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, has refuted reports that the kidnap of about fourteen passengers by unknown gunmen occurred in the state.
Ibrahim added, “The incident actually happened in Rumoji in Port-Harcourt and not in Delta State. The passengers were from Delta to Port-Harcourt but the incident happened in Rumoji. passengers travelling from Warri in Delta State to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, through one of the popular transport companies (name withheld) have been allegedly kidnapped by gunmen at the Rumoji near Port-Harcourt in Rivers State.
The incident which security sources said occurred on Monday has led to serious apprehension among residents living in communities situated along the highway as the hoodlums continue to lay siege to the passengers including the bus driver.
Sources told Africa Update that the gunmen had dragged their victims into the bush from where they were taken to an unknown destination.
The kidnappers had contacted the families of their victims demanding one million naira ransom for each person, which they have reduced to N100,000.
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