The Edo State Police Command says a coordinated rescue operation is ongoing following the abduction of passengers after gunmen attacked a commercial bus along the Lagos–Benin Express Road in the Iguobazuwa axis.
In a statement on Tuesday signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the Command said the incident occurred on April 18, 2026, at about 6:00 p.m. when suspected kidnappers attacked a GUO Transport Company bus with registration number FA 280 YJ.
The statement said the attackers opened fire on the vehicle, killing the driver in the process, while five people were on board at the time of the incident.
It added that one female passenger who sustained gunshot injuries was rescued by responding officers and taken to a hospital, where she is “receiving treatment and responding positively,” while three other passengers were forcefully taken into a nearby forest.
Following the attack, the statement said the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, ordered an immediate escalation of rescue efforts across adjoining divisions along the Ore–Benin axis.
“The Commissioner of Police has directed all adjoining divisions along the Ore–Benin axis and boundary forests to embark on intensive bush combing operations to rescue the victims and arrest the perpetrators,” the statement said.
