Independence Day abduction: Gunmen whisk 18-seater bus passengers into bush in Imo

While Nigeria marked its 66th independence anniversary on Thursday, gunmen suspected to be herdsmen abducted passengers of an 18-seater commercial bus along the Owerri-Onitsha expressway.
The incident, captured in a viral video now trending on social media, was said to have occurred at about 5.30 am at a spot popularly known as No Man’s Land, Umunoha, Mbaitoli LGA of the state.
Eyewitnesses said the attackers whisked all the passengers into the bush.
Sources said shortly after the abduction, military personnel moved into the bush in an attempt to rescue the victims.
It could not be ascertained as of press time whether the military and police checkpoints along that axis had resumed...