The victims were waiting to board a train to Warri, Delta State on January 7 before the attack.
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – Edo State Police Command has said six abducted passengers from the Tom Ikimi Train Station attack in Igueben Local Government Area have been rescued.
The victims were waiting to board a train to Warri, Delta State, on January 7 before the attack.
An unspecified number of the travellers were also injured in the incident.
Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, in a telephone chat with The ICIR on Monday, January 9, said the Command has rescued six of the victims and on the trail of the kidnappers.
“The Police is on top of the matter. We have rescued six of the victims and investigation is ongoing. Yes, they were rescued by the Police,” he said.
In an earlier statement released on the attack, Nwabuzor said the abductors, whp armed with AK 47, invaded the train station and shot sporadically into the air before abducting scores of intending travellers.
He also said security operatives were on the trail of the abductors.
Among those kidnapped were the train station manager, Godwin Okpe, the Head of Security, Ikhayere, an Igueben community resident, Victor Osarobho and the station ticket clerk, identified as Akhere.
Addressing a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare, said the incident was the most trying for the state government.
365Daily recalls on March 28, 2022, the Abuja-Kaduna train was attacked, with about 14 passengers losing their lives and 63 others abducted and later released after several months.