Thirteen passengers aboard the God Is Good motors were reportedly kidnapped on September 13, in Ore, Ondo State.

The passengers, eight males and five females were reportedly intercepted by suspected gunmen and taken to an unknown destination.

Premium Times reports that while some of the victims have been released after their families paid a ransom, others remain in the custody of the kidnappers.

One of the victims said her family in Lagos facilitated her release after about six days in captivity.

The victim, an elderly woman, added that herself and other victims were tortured and denied food by the kidnappers.

Families of the victims also alleged that the transport company are yet to contact them about the kidnapping, and they only learned about it when they were contacted by the kidnappers demanding a ransom.

 

They further stated that despite the passengers filling out the phone numbers of their next-of-kin in the manifest, God is Good transport, has refused to reach out to them.

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A manifest containing the names of the passengers, as well as names of their next-of-kin and numbers, was said to have been filled before the journey.

A copy of the passengers’ manifest showed that 13 passengers boarded the bus, a Toyota Hiace, with registration number AYB 30 XP on September 13 at the Enugu terminal of the God Is Good Motors.

The final destination of the vehicle, which departed the Enugu terminal at 7 a.m., was Jibowu, Lagos.

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Narrating the incident a family member of a victim said;

 

“How the incident happened is miraculous and God Is Good (Motors) have not gotten in contact with us.

“How can a company involved in this sort of incident not reach out or make efforts to empathise with the affected families?

Another family member of a rescued victim said:

“It happened on Thursday last week and my family paid ₦1 million to secure my mum’s release.

“They were abducted in Ore, Ondo State at noon, as it was a daytime trip. I don’t know how the kidnap happened; all I know is that we received the call from the kidnappers asking us to pay a certain amount.

“We could hear our mum’s voice in the background; she was in distress and begged us to cooperate with the kidnappers.

“I didn’t even know that the bus driver and the bus itself were not abducted until we made our findings.

“My mum is currently under medication – she alongside other passengers were starved and tortured.

“She was malnourished and she has to recover from the incident.”

It was revealed that the bus driver, named as Victor Afadama on the manifest, was not abducted, and he escaped with the bus.

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Although a victim alleged that the driver was in police custody, the police have denied any knowledge of the kidnap.

The Ondo State Police Command spokesperson Femi Joseph reportedly said:

“Which passengers? I am not aware. I will have to confirm. I will find out from the officers on ground.”