Mother Of Kidnapped GUO Transport Bus Passenger Cries Out As Abductors Demand N50Million Ransom

The victim, identified as Christiana, was among passengers reportedly kidnapped on Monday when armed men attacked an 18-seater commercial bus travelling along the highway.

A distraught mother of one of the passengers abducted from a GUO Transport bus along the Benin–Lagos Expressway has cried out for public assistance after kidnappers allegedly demanded N50 million ransom for her daughter’s release.

The victim, identified as Christiana, was among passengers reportedly kidnapped on Monday when armed men attacked an 18-seater commercial bus travelling along the highway.

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“They came to kidnap my pikin for road and they called me say make I bring N50 million. I no get N50 million. Abeg, I dey beg for N10 million. Dem never answer me. Abeg, make people help me (They came and kidnapped my child on the road and called me, demanding N50 million. I don’t have N50 million. Please, I am begging for N10 million. They have not responded to me. Please, I am asking for help),” she cried in pidgin English.

She added that the kidnappers had issued a deadline for payment, heightening fears for her daughter’s safety.

“Dem don give me time say around 4 o’clock (They have given me a deadline, saying around 4 o’clock),” she said, suggesting the abductors had set a strict ultimatum.

The mother, who identified herself as a widow, said Christiana’s father is deceased and that she has no means of raising such a large sum.

“I be widow. Christiana no get papa. My husband don die. Abeg, make una help me (I am a widow. Christiana does not have a father. My husband is dead. Please, I am asking for help),” she pleaded.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that suspected kidnappers ambushed a GUO Transport bus along the Benin–Ore axis of the expressway, shot dead the driver, and abducted several passengers.

Eyewitness accounts and viral videos from the scene showed that the attackers forcefully dragged passengers into the bush after killing the driver, leaving behind what observers described as a “Monday morning horror.”

The incident further highlights the worsening insecurity along the Benin–Lagos Expressway, a major transport corridor that has repeatedly witnessed kidnappings and other violent attacks.

The fate of Christiana and other abducted passengers remains uncertain, as families continue to wait anxiously for any sign of progress in efforts to secure their release.