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Mother Of Kidnapped GUO Transport Bus Passenger Cries Out As Abductors Demand N50Million Ransom

In a viral video seen on X by SaharaReporters, the visibly distressed mother appealed to Nigerians for help, saying she could not afford the ransom demanded by the abductors.

“They came to kidnap my pikin for road and they called me say make I bring N50 million. I no get N50 million. Abeg, I dey beg for N10 million. Dem never answer me. Abeg, make people help me (They came and kidnapped my child on the road and called me, demanding N50 million. I don’t have N50 million. Please, I am begging for N10 million. They have not responded to me. Please, I am asking for help),” she cried in pidgin English.

She added that the kidnappers had issued a deadline for payment, heightening fears for her daughter’s safety.

“Dem don give me time say around 4 o’clock (They have given me a deadline, saying around 4 o’clock),” she said, suggesting the abductors had set a strict ultimatum.

The mother, who identified herself as a widow, said Christiana’s father is deceased and that she has no means of raising such a large sum.

“I be widow. Christiana no get papa. My husband don die. Abeg, make una help me (I am a widow. Christiana does not have a father. My husband is dead. Please, I am asking.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that suspected kidnappers ambushed a GUO Transport bus along the Benin–Ore axis of the expressway, shot dead the driver, and abducted several passengers.

Eyewitness accounts and viral videos from the scene showed that the attackers forcefully dragged passengers into the bush after killing the driver, leaving behind what observers described as a “Monday morning horror.”

The incident further highlights the worsening insecurity along the Benin–Lagos Expressway, a major transport corridor that has repeatedly witnessed kidnappings and other violent attacks.

The fate of Christiana and other abducted passengers remains uncertain, as families continue to wait anxiously for any sign of progress in efforts to secure their release.

Unidentified widow of one of the kidnapped victims along Benin Ore Road has cried out after the kidnappers reached out to her demanding for ₦50 million ransom. pic.twitter.com/4e86MPUSKD

— MayGist (@MayGistv) April 21, 2026

meobizy:
Public executions will be the solution to this kidnapping crisis. We should go draconian like the military era: public executions for armed robbery (with solid evidence), kidnapping and terrorism. Add corruption to the mix. Africans were a no-nonsense people pre-colonization. The white man brought their justice system which could afford a guilty person freedom if cards were played right.

Maxymilliano:
But according to the company management, empty bus was dispatched with no passengers

ALLNIGERIANSMAD:
And government call them prodigal sons

markfem2:
May God have mercy on this country

markfem2:
May God have mercy on this country