Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked a school bus conveying students to their various houses after school in Edo state.
The bus it was learnt belong to Glory Land Group of Schools in Edo State.
It was gathered that two pupils were abducted during the sad incident and whisked away to the bush.
The school children were said to be returning to Auchi, Etsako West local government area of Edo, after school when they were taken by their abductors.
The pupils were reportedly abducted along the Igarra-Auchi Road, near Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo local government area.
The spokesman for the police command in the state, Kontongs Bello, confirmed the abduction in a statement made available to Reporters on Wednesday
He said policemen, soldiers and vigilantes were combing bushes to rescue the abducted pupils.
He said, “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.”
The attack is coming just few hours after Gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded the staff quarters of the University of Abuja abducting six people.
