₦airaland Forum

yarimo:
This was not the first time, in fact there was an incident with one of this transport companies everyone was kidnap in the bus. only the driver was told to go back and the company refused anyone to interview the driver isn't that suspicious

You should be arrested by the police, so that you can explain more

CSTRR:
You should be arrested by the police, so that you can explain more

Hahahaha when you tackle terrorists very well that's when they know about police and ban 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

chrisifeanyi:
Seun will not ban yarimo
If it's me that made simple statement his useless mods will ban me.

seun when you tackle terrorists very well that's when they know about ban 😆😆😆😆😆😆

Chegesnd:
Is it that you're actually as daft as your name sounds?

Gbam next news 🤣

cr7lomo:
Mumu like u... GIGM is owned by an Edo family ... u ar never well informed, that why u keep on fooling ur old age with stupid foolish posts

In as much as I detest the irresponsible comment by yarimo, GIGM is owned by the Ajaere family. They hail from Isu in Imo state.
This is just for setting the records straight and I advise people to desist from tagging people and things as "IPOB".

RealGandalf:
https://i0.wp.com/thebureau.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/bandits_0.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1

A tragic incident occurred on Saturday in Kogi State as gunmen attacked a GIGMobility bus traveling from Lagos to Abuja, abducting all passengers onboard near Obajana, along the Lokoja route.

The driver of the bus managed to escape, but the remaining passengers were taken hostage. Reports indicate that the attackers have demanded a ransom of ₦100 million for the release of one of the victims, whose friend shared details of the ordeal on social media.

Eyewitness and Victim Accounts

A social media user recounted her friend’s abduction, explaining the kidnappers’ ransom demand:



Another user who witnessed the aftermath shared:



GIGMobility’s Response

The transport company, GIGMobility, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Sunday evening, expressing their distress over the attack:



The company has urged authorities to intervene swiftly to secure the release of the abducted passengers.

Rising Security Concerns in Kogi State

This incident adds to the growing security challenges along the Lagos-Abuja route, with frequent reports of highway robberies and kidnappings. Travelers have called for increased security presence in the region to safeguard commuters.

Efforts to contact local law enforcement for updates on the rescue operation have been unsuccessful.

Authorities Urged to Act

Concerned citizens have taken to social media, demanding immediate action from security agencies to locate and rescue the victims. The attack has heightened fears among travelers and renewed calls for comprehensive measures to tackle insecurity on Nigerian highways.


Source: The Bureau Newspaper

Again I say, even if I manage to travel to Lagos by road, I can never try going to Abuja by road.
Kogi section to Abuja is a death trap.

The kind of checkpoints along Port Harcourt - Owerri road should be replicated around Kogi.

Judolisco:
how many military escorts wan follow cars? It can't work

They should travel together, two military hilux to act as escorts

kingjayzeelan07:
transport fare go shoot up more than the present cost o

It's better than paying ransom

foreshore:
Lol, how many dem wan carry

That's how transportation companies moved in the late 90s

That episode of traveling by road is over. Let's see what our airports look like until the end of this administration.

chigoziri2403:
They should travel together, two military hilux to act as escorts

it won't work... Do you know how many cars move per day at different intervals?

Those are Yahaya Bello's boys, FG should show them the way to the grave!

RealGandalf:
You just can't label a whole company as criminals just like that.

I wonder why Nairaland mods refuse to ban that guy. There comments he made here if others try it they'll get banned for months

There was kidnapping 4 months ago along the same road. Just few meters away from the checkpoint. Unfortunately, military men were at that meter but did nothing.

This is the Nigeria that one Lady on TVC your view show was berating Davido for saying that Nigerians in the diaspora shouldn't come back?

Just watch how the issue will be swept under the carpet and those abducted will bail themselves but imagine if Wike won was among the abductee then see how the Nigerian police will work more than FBi

chigoziri2403:
Let transportation companies travel together with military escorts

This should have been in effect by now across the country.

100million per victim, in this tinubulation? They will have to kill the victims and eat them.

Na fellow Nigerians do this one. Let's not forget.

Judolisco:
it won't work... Do you know how many cars move per day at different intervals?

They should move at the same time, it requires proper arrangement and sychronisation

How can someone be returning from Benin 🇧🇯 Republic and pass Abuja wetin do semen border

yarimo:
who is stopping you from counting?

You are becoming a nuisance and brainless.

How could you label entire passengers as criminals and IPOB irredentists?

Your poor upbringing is manifesting on how you talk and act.

Shame unto your entire lineage 😭

yarimo:
This was not the first time, in fact there was an incident with one of this transport companies everyone was kidnap in the bus. only the driver was told to go back and the company refused anyone to interview the driver isn't that suspicious

the drivers no Wetin sup, base on what a friend told me, this one happened at asaba road, the driver was giving them sign

forgiveness:
There was kidnapping 4 months ago along the same road. Just few meters away from the checkpoint. Unfortunately, military men were at that meter but did nothing.

na normally thing, they will do absolutely nothing

cr7lomo:
Mumu like u... GIGM is owned by an Edo family ... u ar never well informed, that why u keep on fooling ur old age with stupid foolish posts

That is not correct. GIGM is owned by Edwin Ajaere from Imo state.

Although he started the company from Benin in 1998.

His son, Chidi Ajaere, is the current CEO.

Elsueno:
Idiotic unprofessional criminals.

If not for stupid£y, do they think someone who has 100 million naira sitting around would risk his/her life traveling on a shyty bus?


I even thought d N100 mil was for d whole passengers. Idi#tic mumu kidnappers, na greed go Una kill U, bastard's!

There are many billionaires in the Southeast who are very frugal. They have hundreds of millions sitting in their account but live like beggars. They neither drive good cars nor dress rich.

If U no get flight money baba stay one place oo... I must go home nor dey this one again anywhere U find urself is home. U miss ur folks too much video call or facetime on Christmas day. Make Una get sense. Road trip has become so dangerously dangerous

tutudesz:
Should we start counting how many buses are attacked daily in the north or how many evils is happening in the north
Focus on your job has Wike boy

Try and understand his submission...

chigoziri2403:
Let transportation companies travel together with military escorts

Use to be like that before, i think transport companies should reactivate that because tpain n his cohorts no get people time like this

I was KIDNAPPED and robbed together with other passengers of a "benue link" Bus from Ibadan by fulani bandits on my way back to Makurdi, benue state along itobe-ajaokuta road in kogi state on October 13 and held in captivity for 5 days. All my possessions were taken from me.... funny thing is it happened just a few metres away from an army check point...Thank God for life sha...

Is anybody here surprised? No be today. Kogi State has always been a hotbed for kidnapping travelers. When we talk of insecurity in the country, Kogi is one the first places that come to mind.

For the past 10 years, if my family have any business in the North or anywhere else that isn't SS or SE, my dear na flight we dey use oo. Better to spend big money and know that you're more likely to get to your destination safer and faster than travel by road for hours only to get kidnapped by illiterates before you've even made it halfway through your journey.

Obajana on the news again.
I think is obvious that the recurrent kidnapping in Obakana and Okene to be investigated.
Something does not add up.
I can't figure out why up till now, the Security Agencies cannot address the repeated crime of kidnapping in Obakana and Okene.
The Commissioner of police in Kogi state should be relief of his job.
Is either the Security Agencies are part of the crime or they are incompetent.