Several passengers have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen around Ejule in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

It was gathered that the victims were abducted from a commercial bus around 8:pm on December 24, 2023.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, December 26, one Ameh Grace, a family member of one of the victims identified as Gift David, said the abductors contacted them, demanding for N10m ransom.

Gift was said to be travelling from Abuja to her village for the yuletide when the gunmen attacked the vehicle she boarded and whisked the passengers away to an unknown destination.