Gunmen in Edo state abducted two schoolchildren in Igarra-Auchi road, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, November 2 around 5.35 p.m, after intercepting the vehicle conveying the pupils home after school hours.
They were said to be returning to Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo, after the close of school when they were kidnapped.
SP Kontongs Bello, the Edo police command spokesperson who confirmed the abduction said that police operatives, soldiers, and vigilantes were ransacking bushes in an effort to rescue the pupils.
“Two students were kidnapped but efforts are on to rescue them unhurt. Men of the Nigeria Police, soldiers and vigilantes are already combing bushes to rescue the students” he said
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