GUO bus
By Our Reporter
The GUO Transport Company has confirmed that Kidnappers abducted passengers and killed the driver of its bus conveying passengers from Lagos to Abuja on Friday.
The incident occurred along the Ikare-Akoko Road in Ondo State.
In a video seen by NATIONAL WAVES that has gone viral, onlooker were heard saying “This bus is coming from Lagos. We stopped together at Akure and ate.”
The transport firm in a statement on Sunday gave details of the unfortunate incident, saying the vehicle was heading to Abuja from Lagos and not the South-East as earlier reported.
However, in the statement posted on its official Facebook page on Sunday, the management of the transport firm, also confirmed that all the passengers, except a three-year-old child, were taken hostage.
“GUO Transport Co. wishes to use this medium to confirm that there was a bandit attack on one of our buses en route to Abuja from Lagos,” the firm said.
Giving the details, the transport firm stated, “The unfortunate incident occurred at about 3:15 pm on Friday, February 9, 2024. Along the Ikare-Akoko area of the Akure Expressway, the kidnappers ambushed and attacked oncoming vehicles, among which was one of the Hiace buses from Lagos with passengers onboard.
“This unfortunate event led to the death of our driver at the crime scene, while our passengers are believed to have been held hostage and led into the bush. A child of about three years old was rescued from the scene and handed over to the military personnel on the ground while the family has been contacted.”
It regretted the unfortunate incident, saying, “Our prayers are with those directly or indirectly affected by this unfortunate incident.”
The firm called on the government to do something urgent to make the roads safe for Nigerians to travel.
“While we empathise with the families of our slain driver and the families of our kidnapped passengers, we are cooperating with security agencies to ensure a quick and sore release or rescue of our passengers.
“We appreciate the prayers, advice, understanding, and support of the security agencies, our staff, our passengers, and the public at this critical moment.
“We also appeal to the government and security agencies to intensify efforts to make our highways safe again,” it said
