Some workers of Dangote Cement Company Plc, Okpella, Etsako East local government of Edo state have been kidnapped.

Vanguard reports the workers were being transported home in a Coaster bus back to the Okpella community when they were attacked by the kidnappers.

MyNigeria couldn't ascertain the number of individuals picked up a the time of filing this report.

The gunmen who were said to have laid ambush emerged from the bush and forced the bus to a halt at gunpoint before whisking their victims into the bush while some others sustained bullet wounds.

A source within the Okpella community said “We heard of it, they said they were in a Coaster bus coming to Okpella after work when they were kidnapped by gunmen. But, we don’t know the numbers of the workers that have been kidnapped”.

The police is yet to confirm the incident as calls to Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye and the Command spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor remain unanswered.