Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Armed men have attacked a passenger bus in Kogi State, killing a bystander and abducting three travellers in the latest incident of highway violence to hit the state.

The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at Aku, a village along the busy Okene-Lokoja federal highway in the Adavi Kocal Government area, according to the Kogi State Vigilante Service (KSVS).

In a statement, the controller-general of the Service, Ibrahim Sani, said the attackers - suspected to be bandits wearing military camouflage - forced an 18-seater Toyota bus with Benue registration number, DAP 325 LG, to stop and abducted the passengers.

He said vigilantes from the Osara command, assisted by six local hunters, responded quickly and engaged the ...