Amotekun corps
The remaining three kidnap victims of the 18- seater passenger bus travelling to Lagos on Idoani- Ifira Akoko road in Ondo state have regained their freedom.
They were rescued last night at a nearby forest by operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun corps.
The Amotekun men had earlier rescued nine victims kidnapped from the bus on Wednesday.
Speaking with newsmen at Amotekun Headquarters in Akure, three of the victims, Mr Benjamin Ojoga,Miss Omolara Fajana and Mrs Faith Sunday, confirmed that they were coming from Abuja and going to Lagos when the gunmen attacked their vehicle and shot sporadically into the air before taking them to the forest.
Ojoga and Fajana noted that they trekked in the forest for more than three hours on Wednesday without eating or drinking water.
The Corps Commander of Amotekun in the state, Chief Adetunji Adeleye said the victims were rescued after his men gave the kidnappers hot chase for several hours, noting that they carried out the operations with the help of other security operatives such as the DSS, Nigeria Police and others.
Adeleye explained that in the process to avoid casualties in the rescue operation, his men did not exchange gunfire with the criminals, noting that they restricted their operations to Ondo state boundary while the kidnappers escaped to a neighbouring state.
Reported by Leke Adegbite and edited by Tina Oyinsan