The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 11 travellers by armed bandits.
The Public Relations Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, stated that the Command is actively working to address the situation, adding that the Commissioner of Police, Augustina Ogbodo, was collaborating with her Enugu State counterpart, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, to combat the surge in kidnappings along the stretch of the highway.
The victims include students from tertiary institutions in the state traveling in a commercial bus from Awka, Anambra State to Abakaliki, the state capital.
The abduction, which reportedly occurred on Wednesday, occurred when the hoodlums intercepted the bus at the Amechi-Idodo area in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu.
Ebonyi Police Command confirms abduction of 11 travellers