Nigeria, April 17 -- The Kogi State Police Command has said it rescued one victim and arrested seven suspects following a kidnapping incident along the Ayere-Kabba Road in the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Saliu Afusat, said in a statement on Thursday that the attack occurred on 13 April at about 8:30 p.m. when a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Chisco Transport Company, with registration number KJA 405 YJ, was ambushed while travelling from Lagos to Abuja.

"Preliminary investigations reveal that a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Chisco Transport Company, with registration number KJA 405 YJ, en route from Lagos to Abuja, was attacked by armed hoodlums," she said.

She added that security operatives responded promptly, leading t...