Nine passengers have been abducted by bandits along Tsakskiya-Ummadau road in Safana local government area of Katsina State.
Spokesperson of the state Police Gambo Isah confirmed the incident.
He said the incident happened on Sunday at about 3:30pm.
“The bandits abducted about nine passengers in a J5 bus with registration number KZR 345ZT,” said Isah.
He said after the incident, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO in the area led a team of Operation Puff Adder into the forest, and “were able to rescue four among those passengers, while the remaining five victims were taken away by the bandits. Efforts are on by our operatives to rescue the remaining passengers.”