Unknown Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a driver and all the passengers in an 18-seater commercial bus plying the Anyigba -Itobe Road, in Ochadamu, in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
An observer has said that the incident happened around 4pm on Monday at a place along the highway in the Ochadamu area of the state.
A source also said the bus driver was conveying the passengers to their destinations in Abuja when the gunmen laid a blockade to the vehicle and seized the driver and the 18 passengers.
Information was gathered that security operatives, including vigilantes in the area, were making fierce efforts to saving the kidnapped passengers.
The state Security Adviser to Governor, Jerry Omodara who confirmed the incident, said the state government was on top of the situation.
