Along the Ijebu Ode-Ore-Benin City expressway, a 59-seater luxury bus belonging to Ifesinachi Transport Ltd fell victim to armed robbers who launched a brazen attack on Saturday. Reports indicate that the attack occurred at the Ogun State section of the highway.
This was gathered by Hobnob News reports from a distressing video shared on social media by Chude Nnamdi, traumatized passengers recounted their ordeal as they were accosted by the bandits who not only robbed them but also set fire to the bus.
The luxury bus, engulfed in flames, was destroyed along with all the belongings of the passengers who were predominantly on their way to the southeast region to celebrate Easter. Thankfully, there were no casualties reported, but the passengers endured a harrowing struggle to escape the inferno that engulfed the bus.
The terrifying experience, one passenger shared, “We were traveling with Ifesinachi Motors to the East for Easter celebration when we were attacked by criminals in Ijebu Ode along the Ore/Benin expressway. They robbed us of all our belongings, some were even stripped half-naked. They then locked us inside the bus and set it ablaze. Fortunately, we managed to escape, but we lost everything.”
According to another passenger, “The attack occurred around 2 am, and we were informed that robbers were on the road. However, the conductor urged the driver to continue, leading us into the robbers’ ambush. After robbing us, they callously set the vehicle ablaze, leaving us stranded with injuries and shattered belongings.”
Regardless of the attempts made to reach the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Odutola Omolola, for comment, there was no response.
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