Police debunk abduction reports in Kogi

The Police command in Kogi  has debunked reports on social media, alleging that  bandits attacked and abducted   passengers on an 18-seater commercial bus,  along the Kabba–Okene Road.
In a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, said  that no kidnapping or casualty occurred, as the vehicle had no passengers on board at the time of the incident.
She said the situation was non-criminal and was linked to an electrical fault, not an armed attack.
According to her, at about 9:00pm on June 17, a commercial bus driven by one Ojo, an indigene of Kabba, was en route Ibilo, fully loaded with cocoyam.
“The driver told security personnel that h...