US EditionBREAKING: Suspected herdsmen hijack fully loaded vehicle, kill driver, abduct passengers in Benue
- On the night of Sunday, May 4, 2025, around 11 p.m., a group believed to be herdsmen hijacked a commercial vehicle traveling from Abuja to Otukpo on a route within Benue State.
- The assailants fired at the moving transport, hitting the driver who subsequently lost control, causing the bus to crash into nearby bushes, which enabled the attackers to capture the passengers.
- Eyewitnesses reported the gunmen immediately fired upon sighting the vehicle, and all passengers were abducted while the assailants abandoned the vehicle at the scene.
- Military forces reached the location, recovered the body of the driver—an Adoka resident—and began actively searching for those responsible for the attack.
- The attack has heightened demands for increased efforts by both State and Federal authorities to tackle ongoing insecurity in Benue State and prevent similar violent events.
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BREAKING: Suspected herdsmen hijack fully loaded vehicle, kill driver, abduct passengers in Benue
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Sunday night hijacked a commercial vehicle along the Otukpo-Adoka road in Benue State, killing the driver and abducting all passengers on board. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. as the vehicle was en route to Otukpo from Abuja. Eyewitnesses told DAILY POST that the attackers opened fire as soon as they sighted the vehicle, causing the driver to lose control and veer off the road into nearby bushes after bei…
Benue: Armed herders kill two commuters, abduct 4 others in Otukpo
The occupants of the ill-fated vehicle were said to be en route to Otukpo from Abuja when they came under attack at about 11 pm.The post Benue: Armed herders kill two commuters, abduct 4 others in Otukpo appeared first on Vanguard News.
Armed Herdsmen Kill Two Commuters, Abduct Four Others On Adoka-Otukpo Road In Benue
Suspected armed herdsmen on Sunday night ambushed a commercial vehicle along the Adoka-Otukpo road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, killing two commuters and abducting four others.
Gunmen Kill Two, Abduct Four on Benue Highway — Akelicious
Tragedy struck on Sunday night when suspected armed herders attacked a commercial vehicle on the Adoka-Otukpo road in Benue State, killing two passengers and abducting four others. The vehicle, which was reportedly coming from Abuja and heading to Otukpo, was ambushed around 11 p.m., according to local sources. The attackers opened fire on the bus, killing the driver and one other passenger instantly. The vehicle lost control and veered into the…
Suspected Herdsmen Kill Driver, Abduct Passengers In Benue
Suspected herdsmen have launched a deadly attack on a commercial bus along the Otukpo-Adoka Road in Benue State on Sunday night, May 4, 2025, killing the driver and abducting all passengers on board. The post Suspected Herdsmen Kill Driver, Abduct Passengers In Benue appeared first on Trending News.
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