Gunmen on Thursday morning hijacked a school bus in Oba-Ile Estate, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, abducting one of the staff of Chimola School, who was on duty to convey pupils to the school. xThe Guardian learnt that the incident occurred around 6:45 am while the driver and the attendant were moving round to pick the pupils of Chimola School, situated inside the estate to their school. A source in the school said the gunmen, numbering about eight, swooped on the victims on motorcycles, forcing the bus and driver to stop. x“The driver and the attendant were about to pick the first student when the incident happened,” the source said. “The driver was dragged down from the bus while one of them take the driver’s seat and drove off with the attendant in the bus.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2021 08:15 UTC