At least five persons were reportedly shot, Wednesday evening in a kidnapping attack on commuters along the Ekreravwen axis of the East-West Road in Ughelli North council area of Delta state, The Nation reports.
According to The Nation, the incident occurred at about 6pm, with an unspecified number of persons abducted by heavily armed hoodlums.
It will be noted that the Ekreravwen/Uvwiamughe-Agbarho section of the expressway has been a known spot for hoodlums attack and kidnapping.
One of such incidents in September 2019, led to the death of a Police inspector.
Pictures of the incident seen by The Nation show an interstate transit 18-seater bus, with some personal effects on the ground.
A red car with the window on the drivers side, was totally shattered, while a tricycle had blood stains on the back seat.
According to a source, one of the victims, a woman, was rushed in an ambulance to a private hospital in Warri.
The source disclosed that the victim taken to Warri sustained bullet wounds on her chest.
“A woman was rushed to a hospital (name withheld) here in Warri. She was shot by armed robbers by Beta Glass in Ughelli. They said five were shot, but the others were rushed a hospital in Ughelli.
“She was brought here in a Delta State ambulance, that was what attracted me. She is inside the hospital with her family. She was shot on the upper region of her chest,” the source said.
