Gunmen have reportedly abducted an unspecified number of passengers travelling in an 18-seater bus along the Sobe-Benin road in Owan West LGA of Edo state.
The incident was said to have occurred last Thursday.
Sources said the kidnappers have contacted the families of the victims and are demanding N15 million ransom from each for their release.
A source, who asked not to be named, said the gunmen ambushed the bus from the bush and shot the driver, forcing the vehicle to stop.
“The kidnappers, after injuring the driver, kidnapped the occupants of the vehicle into the bush, leaving the driver in a pool of his blood,” the source said.
The source added that a social media influencer known as Verydarkman (VDM) rescued the driver and took him to the hospital for medical treatment.
The Edo police command is yet to confirm the incident.