Unspecified number o train passengers waiting to board at the train station in Igueben, Edo State, heading to Warri, Delta State were abducted by suspected herders on Saturday, 7th January.

The kidnappers who were said to be armed with sophisticated AK 47 riffles shot sporadically into the air before carrying out the attack, leaving some persons sustained with bullet wounds.

A press statement released by the state police image maker, Superintendent of Police, SP Chidi Nwabuzor confirmed the incident to have happened at about 1600hrs.

The Police scribe revealed that the Operatives alongside other Security Agents have launched a manhunt against the fleeing suspected criminals through the combing of the nearby bushes at the location, assuring of rescuing the victims in no distance time.

Recall that on March 28, 2022, an Abuja–Kaduna train was attacked in Katari, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

In that alleged Terrorists attack, about 14 persons were confirmed by the authority killed and 63 were officially declared abducted.

Over N6 billion was reportedly paid to the terrorists to set most of their captives free.

In response, the Nigeria Railway Corporation briefly halted operations along the route.