Crime
How kidnappers hijacked school bus in Ondo
Yet to be identified gunmen in the early hours of Thursday hijacked a school bus filled with children going to school at Oba Ile Estate in Akure North Local Government.
Although it is not yet clear how many pupils were inside the bus, eye witnesses said the gunmen were riding motorcycles when the school bus was intercepted.
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Some eyewitnesses said pupils were inside the bus while others claimed only the attendant was taken away by the hoodlums.
It was learnt the incident occurred around 6:45am when the driver and his attendant went to pick pupils of Chimola School.
The gunmen were said to have dragged the driver out and drove away.
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