Police operatives in Cross River have commenced a coordinated search-and-rescue operation for 15 passengers abducted by gunmen on the Calabar–Oron waterway on Friday.
A Naval officer told journalists at the weekend that gunmen ambushed the ferry with passengers on board.
The passenger ferry, which loaded from Calabar was traveling to Oron in Akwa Ibom State.
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The Spokesman for the Cross River State Police Command, Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Calabar.
He said: “The command is working in collaboration with the Akwa Ibom Command and the Navy.
“Coordinated search-and-rescue and tactical operations are currently ongoing to ensure the safe recovery of the victims and the swift apprehension of the perpetrators.”