Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted seven people, including a doctor and a lawyer at Geregu-Ajaokuta road in Kogi State.

Report has it that the victims were abducted at about 2pm on Tuesday.

The State police command confirmed the incident on Wednesday in Lokoja.

Information obtained from a reliable source explained that the gunmen laid siege on the said road for hours, shooting sporadically and in the process, many passengers were abducted, with many also receiving various degrees of injuries.

Among those abducted to unknown destinations were Mr Joe Abba, his wife and Barrister Abba Aduojo, who were returning from a burial in a village near Alloma in Ofu Local Government Area of the State.

Also abducted is a yet to be identified doctor said to be on his way back to Lokoja from an official assignment to the Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital, Anyigba

A relative of the victims said they were kidnapped at gun-point around 2pm and the friend’s wife was shot in the leg and is presently recuperating at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja.

The State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, William Ovye Aya, said immediately the command got wind of the attack by the hoodlums,they drafted the men of the Rapid Response Squad operating in the area.

Seven persons were abducted to the bush; six people were rescued with bullet wounds and six vehicles were recovered at the scene of the incident”, he said.

Inorder to rescue the seven abducted persons in their custody,a combined manhunt against the hoodlums has commenced swiftly, the PRO said.