Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday attacked an Abuja-bound bus belonging to GUO Transport Company along the Akunu axis of Ondo State.
The suspected kidnappers injured some passengers and left the vehicle riddled with bullet holes.
SaharaReporters obtained a disturbing video from the scene showing the aftermath of the attack. Bullet holes riddled the body of the vehicle, and blood was visibly splattered across the front seats, indicating that some passengers were injured during the ambush.
“Make I come make them bring tyre out there. I thank God nothing happened to me. You no see wetin bullet do this place?”
(Let us bring the tyre out of there. I thank God nothing happened to me. Can you see how they damaged the vehicle with bullets?)
— Driver, speaking in the video while pointing to the damaged bus.
The attack reportedly occurred between Akunu in Ondo State and Ayere in neighbouring Kogi State, an area notorious for frequent bandit and kidnapper activity, despite regular police checkpoints in the region.
An X (formerly Twitter) user who claimed to be familiar with the incident wrote:
“Kidnappers open fire on Abuja-bound GUO bus shortly after driving about 3 minutes past a police checkpoint at Akunu in Ondo, before Ayere in Kogi State.”
One passenger could be heard in the video urging others to re-enter the bus so the exhausted driver could get some rest.
When SaharaReporters contacted GUO Transport through its official WhatsApp line for comment, the company’s automated response read:
“Thank you for contacting GUO Transport. We’d love to help, but we’re currently off work hours. We’ll attend to all enquiries in the next working hour.”
As of the time of filing this report, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami, had yet to respond to multiple calls and follow-up messages seeking comment.
