Benin, Jan. 8, 2023 – The Edo State Police Command said it had commenced an operation to locate passengers who were abducted at the Igueben Train Station in Edo while waiting to board a train on Saturday.
It said some gunmen invaded the train station and abducted some of the passengers waiting to board a train to Warri, Delta State.
Chidi Nwabuzor, the Spokesperson for the Command, said on Sunday that some of the passengers sustained various degrees of injuries.
“The command has begun combing the surrounding bushes to rescue the victims.”
Nwabuzor said police operatives as well as local security outfits were on the trail of the assailants. (GBN)