Two officials of Federal Road Safety Corps have been killed and 10 missing after a delegation of 26 road-safety officials travelling in two buses came under bandit attack.
One officer was killed in the attack, another later died in hospital and four others are injured.
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The delegation from Sokoto and Kebbi was travelling for a training at the Federal Road Safety Corps Academy, Udi in Enugu before the attack occurred at Udege junction, along Mararaban-Udege, Nasarawa at 8am on Monday.
Another eight escaped unhurt, and 10 others are yet unaccounted for in the wake of the attack, said the corps public education officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem.
It is believed they have been abducted.
Kazeem said the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, has immediately reported the incident to relevant authorities for prompt rescue of the kidnapped staff while investigations to ensure that the assailants were brought to book is ongoing.
Kazeem noted that the Corps Marshal has called on all staff of the Corps not to be deterred by this unfortunate incident.
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