Benue: Suspected herdsmen kidnap bus passengers on Makurdi–Naka highway

Panic spread among travellers on Sunday when suspected armed herdsmen ambushed a commercial bus along the Makurdi–Naka road and abducted everyone on board.

Witnesses said the bus, which departed Makurdi for Naka, was intercepted before reaching its destination, and the occupants were forced into the surrounding bush at gunpoint.

Benue State Police spokesperson, ASP Edet Udeme, told reporters she had not yet received an official report of the attack but promised to verify the incident and release updates.