Reports reaching us say 8 out of the nine passengers yesterday abducted between Uyangha and Okomita by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have been rescued by the police.
Though the ninth person is yet to be accounted for,thoughts are that he escaped.
SP Irene Ugbo , Police public relations officer who confirmed the development however said it was a robbery case and not kidnap.
Owing to the fact that there was no manifest, the identities of those rescued and the missing person could not be immediately verified
Details later.
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