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Suspected herdsmen have kidnapped at least nine travellers along Calabar-Ikom highway in Cross River state.<\/p>\n

The state Commissioner of Police, CP Sule Balarabe, who confirmed the incident late Tuesday night on telephone, said the incident took place at 17:15 hours along the Calabar-Ikom Highway, Vanguard reports.<\/p>\n

Balarabe said, \u201d The hoodlums numbering about 15 attacked the travellers<\/a> with automatic weapons while abducting some of them, but number of missing persons can\u2019t be ascertained for now.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that he has dispatched tactical teams\/Units to the area and the Nigeria Army have also joined in combing the area in a bid to rescue the victims unharmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw the video I immediately dispatched tactical teams including Anti Kidnapping Squad amongst others to the area .<\/p>\n

\u201cI have about six tactical units on ground , the Nigeria Army have also joined in the search and rescue operation to comb the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are doing our best at the moment, and I can assure you it will be adequately handled,\u201d CP Balabare said.<\/p>\n

According to Vanguard, in two separate videos of 52 and 56 seconds making the rounds, two drivers who spoke separately , one coming from Ikom to Calabar and the other one coming from Calabar claimed that gunmen suspected to be herdsmen came out from the bush and opened fire on their vehicles<\/p>\n

One of them said \u201d I was in front going to Ikom, he ( referring to the other driver ) he was coming from Calabar , before you know it we saw herdsmen come out from the bush and started shooting at us.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to reserve , he too did the same we collided in the process , because they shot one of my tyres , I jumped out of the car , the took all my six passengers with them.<\/p>\n

On his part , the second driver claimed that they took nine person in all into the forest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were with guns and machetes , they took nine people into the forest , they are not armed robbers , they are kidnappers ,\u201d he said .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Suspected herdsmen have kidnapped at least nine travellers along Calabar-Ikom highway in Cross River state. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Sule Balarabe, who confirmed the incident late Tuesday night on telephone, said the incident took place at 17:15 hours along the Calabar-Ikom Highway, Vanguard reports. 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