Gunmen on Friday struck Benin-Auchi road, and abducted the council chairman of Esan Central local government area of Edo state, Waziri Edokpa, .
Edokpa was said to be on his way to Benin City, the Edo state capital.
Also, a 18-passenger commercial bus have been reportedly hijacked by suspected kidnappers on the Lagos-Benin highway after the hoodlums reportedly killed the driver of the Benin City-bound bus.
More to come…