Eleven passengers have been abducted by suspected gunmen at the Amechi-Idodo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway in Enugu state.
The victims included students from tertiary institutions in Ebonyi State who were travelling in a commercial bus from Awka, Anambra State, to Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State.
The abduction took place on Tuesday when the assailants intercepted the bus at the Amechi-Idodo area in Nkanu East Local Government Area.
The location has recently become a hotspot for kidnappings.
A relative of one of the victims revealed that the kidnappers had contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N30 million.
The Enugu State Police command is yet to react to the development as of the time of filing this report.