Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked a passenger bus and kidnapped four passengers in the NorthBank area of Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

The attack took place about 10 pm around the busy SRS Junction and J.S. Tarka University Road on Saturday night.

An eye witness, James Igbudu, told The Nation that the herdsmen blocked the bridge before Alfred Akawe Torkula Polytechnic, Makurdi.

They shot at a passenger bus as well as a Honda car that coming from the same direction.

Many passengers sustained injuries. He said the gunmen abducted one woman in the bus and three passengers in the Honda Accord car. However, the abducted woman in the bus was later freed as the injuries from the attack prevented her from moving fast with the victims.

The incident was reported to the police who rushed to the scene, but, before they arrived, the gunmen escaped with their victims.

At press time, villagers who live around the scene of the incident and a vigilance group had launched a man hunt to rescue the victims. (The Nation)