Gunmen have abducted 11 passengers at the Amechi-Idodo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway in Enugu State.
Among the victims are students from tertiary institutions in Ebonyi State, who were on a commercial bus from Awka, Anambra State to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
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The abduction occurred on Tuesday when the assailants intercepted the bus at the Amechi-Idodo area in Nkanu East Local Government Area.
This location has become a hotspot for kidnappings.
A relative to one of the victims said the kidnappers had contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N30 million.