Gunmen on Friday killed two passengers on Fugar–Agenebode Road, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.
The gunmen also abducted 14 commuters after blocking the road with sporadic gunshots.
However, the abducted passengers were rescued by the police.
According to a statement by the spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, Moses Yamu, a combined team of police operatives from Agenebode, local vigilantes, and hunters responded swiftly and pursued the attackers into the forest.