Ten passengers including a community leader have been kidnapped in Abonema waterways, Akuru-Toru local government area of Rivers State.

The victims were said to be have be returning to Abonema from a neighboring community Idama of the same local government area. It is understood that the party were coming back from a resolution meeting in Idama community before the gunmen whisked them to an unknown destination.

The Dailypost spoke with a relative of one of the victims who revealed that the gunmen are yet to communicate the whereabouts with the community. He went further to reveal that there have been tension in the community due to the incident.