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Gunmen have abducted three passengers and shot a driver during an attack on a vehicle in Oglewu, Ohimini Local Government Area (LGA), of Benue State.
The Benue State Police Command confirmed the incident, saying three persons were abducted while three others were rescued.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondongu, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Sunday, adding that the injured driver was receiving treatment at the Teaching Hospital, Otukpo.
A source in Makurdi said the incident occurred at about 9:25pm on Saturday when the victims, who were travelling from Enugu, were intercepted by the gunmen.
According to the source, the gunmen shot the driver before abducting three passengers, while another occupant reportedly escaped but was later found.
The latest attack comes barely two weeks after six mourners travelling from Adoka in Otukpo Local Government Area to Okpoga, Okpokwu Local Government Area, for a burial were abducted.
The victims were reportedly released two days later after a ransom of N2.5 million was paid to their abductors.
