No fewer than 32 passengers were said to have been abducted by unknown gunmen in Ondo State.
The victims were said to be returning from Benin after attending a burial ceremony.
It was gathered that they were abducted between Benin-Ifon to Owo forest in Ondo State while travelling in a coaster bus.
While confirming the development, the Ondo State security network code-named Amotekun, said its men are already combing the area.
The commandant of Amotekun corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the command would do all in its power to rescue the victims and rid the state of criminals.
According to him, men of the Amotekun corps and other security agencies had been briefed and had since commenced a search for the victims.