THE International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has alleged that no fewer than 92 mostly Igbo Christian travellers were abducted in two days.
Intersociety made the allegation in a statement signed by its Lead Researcher, Mr Emeka Umeagbalasi, and other officials, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Enugu.
The organisation said the incidents occurred on Aug. 9 and Aug. 13 along major highways linking the South-East with the South-West and North-Central regions.
It alleged that the attacks occurred in at least seven separate incidents in Kogi, Benue and Ondo states.
According to the group, the incidents involved travellers heading mainly to Lagos and Abuja from various parts of the South-East and South-South.
It attributed the attacks to what it described as “Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen and allied Jihadist Fulani bandits.”
Intersociety said about 60 travellers were abducted on Aug. 9, while another 32 were allegedly abducted on Aug. 13.
It said about 20 passengers were abducted along the Auchi-Okene Federal Expressway in Kogi on Aug. 9.
The organisation said the victims included passengers travelling in a Sharon 14-seater bus from Delta to Abuja and a Toyota Sienna car travelling from Abuja to Delta.
It said seven of 11 passengers in the Sharon bus were abducted, while four escaped.
Similarly, it said six passengers were abducted from the Sienna vehicle, although its account contained discrepancies in the number of passengers and those who escaped.
Intersociety further alleged that about 40 travellers were abducted along the Itobe-Achigili-Anyigba Highway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi.
It said the victims were travelling in three vehicles, including an 18-seater bus reportedly belonging to Peace Mass Transit.
The group said the other vehicles were a 14-seater Toyota Hiace bus and a Toyota Sienna car originating from the South-East.
According to Intersociety, the attacks occurred within about two hours on Aug. 9, with the first reported incident occurring at about 4 p.m.
It said another attack occurred at about 6 p.m., with the incidents reportedly taking place at locations believed to be close to one another.
The organisation also alleged that 14 passengers were abducted along the Otukpo-Adoka Road in Benue while travelling towards Abuja.
It said five of the passengers escaped or were rescued, while nine remained unaccounted for.
On Aug. 13, Intersociety said another 32 Eastern travellers were abducted around Ore in Ondo State.
It said the incident involved an 18-seater bus travelling to Lagos and another 18-seater bus reportedly operated by Sunny Bright Mass Transit.
The group said the latter vehicle was carrying 14 passengers travelling from Enugu to Abuja.
According to the organisation, five passengers were rescued while nine others remained unaccounted for.
It further cited media reports that 16 Eastern-origin commuters abducted in Kogi on Aug. 9 were rescued on Aug. 10.
It identified two of the rescued passengers as Ngozi Stephen and Joshua Daniel.
Intersociety said photographs and videos circulating on social media showed abandoned buses allegedly used to convey some of the victims.
It said one of the buses recovered in the Ore incident had broken windows, damaged parts and passengers’ luggage.
The organisation also referred to footage purportedly showing a girl calling for help after her father was allegedly abducted along the route.
It said that, based on its compilation, about 30 of the 92 abducted travellers had either escaped or been rescued.
The organisation consequently estimated that 62 remained in captivity or were feared dead.
Intersociety said the alleged incidents demonstrated growing insecurity along major routes connecting the South-East with other parts of the country.
It identified forest and bush areas around major highways as among locations where travellers were allegedly vulnerable to abduction.
The group also listed communal forests, farmlands, boundary areas and forest settlements as areas requiring increased security attention.
It expressed particular concern about routes linking the South-East with Edo, Ondo, Ogun, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba, Kaduna and Abuja.
Intersociety urged political leaders and prominent socio-cultural organisations from the South-East to take steps toward addressing the security challenges confronting travellers.
It called for stronger security measures along major highways and improved intelligence gathering to prevent further abductions.
The organisation also urged relevant authorities to intensify efforts to locate and rescue travellers still unaccounted for.
Intersociety said the reported incidents should serve as a warning to governments and security agencies to strengthen protection for motorists and passengers on inter-state highways.
It urged authorities to investigate the reported abductions, establish the circumstances surrounding the incidents and ensure that perpetrators were brought to justice.
The statement was also signed by Mrs Chidinma Evangeline Udegbunam, Head of Campaign and Publicity, and Mrs Obianuju Joy Igboeli, Head of Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety.
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Shocking As The Igbo Land Gateway Into North-Central And South-West Collapsed Into The Hands Of Roadway Fulani Terror Jihadists: In Two Days Of Sunday And Thursday, August 9 And 13, 2026, Over 92 Mostly Igbo Land Christian Travelers Abducted, 30 Rescued Or Escaped And 62 Untraced Or Feared Dead
-InterSociety
Enugu Nigeria: Sunday, August 16, 2026: We at International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (InterSociety) are in possession of field statistics from several sources indicating that no fewer than 92 Eastern Christian travellers, mostly from Igbo Land South-East and South-South, traveling to South-West particularly Lagos State and North-Central particularly Abuja; are found to have been abducted in two days of Sunday, August 9 and Thursday, August 13, 2026. The attacks are also found to have taken place in at least seven separate incidents that took place in three States of Ore in Ondo State, South-West Nigeria, Otukpo in Benue State and Okene/Ofu in Kogi State in North-Central Nigeria. All the attacks, according to local residents, eyewitnesses and survivors, were carried out by Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen and their allied Jihadist Fulani Bandits from their hideouts in nearby forests and bushes.
60 Abducted In One Day Of Sunday, August 9: The attacks saw at least 60 Igbo Land dominated Christian travellers abducted on Sunday, August 9, 2026 alone, including 20 abducted along Auchi-Okene Federal Expressway in Kogi State; involving Sharon 14-Seater bus conveying passengers from (Igbo) Delta to Abuja and Toyota Sienna car conveying passengers from Abuja to Delta State. According to security sources, the Sharon Bus with registration number Kogi ERE 138 AE was conveying about 11 passengers, out of which seven were abducted and four escaped while the Sienna car with registration number BB 362 MKA was carrying nine passengers with six abducted and five escaped. Estimated other 40 Igbo Land dominated Eastern Christian travelers are also found to have been abducted by Jihadist Fulani Bandits on the same Sunday of August 9, 2026, involving passengers travelling in three commercial buses (18-Seater Hummer Bus said to be belonging to Peace Mass Transit with fleet number 2838, 14-Seater Toyota Hiace Bus from the East and Eastern originated Toyota Sienna Car, carrying eight passengers) along Itobe-Achigili-Anyigba Highway located in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to local sources, the first two separate attacks occurred within a two-hour interval on Sunday (August 9) at locations believed to be close to each other, at about 4.pm while the first attack occurred at about 6.pm.
32 Abducted In Another Day Of Thursday, August 13: On Thursday, August 13, 2026, another set of not less than 32 Igbo Land dominated Eastern Christian travelers were abducted by forest occupied Jihadist Fulani Bandits in Ore, Ondo State, involving 18-Seater Eastern originated White Bus traveling to Lagos and another 18-Seater Eastern originated Bus reportedly belonging to Sunny Bright Mass Transit-conveying 14 passengers from Enugu to Abuja; out of which security sources said five were rescued and nine others disappeared into the bush. According to security sources and several media reports including Vanguard Newspaper of August 13, 2026, sixteen Igbo Land originated commuters traveling to the North were rescued on Monday, August 10, 2026. The sixteen rescued victims included Ngozi Stephen (Igbo female) and Joshua Daniel (male Christian).
The abandoned 18-Seater Bus also bore scars of broken glasses and vandalized parts and passengers’ luggage. The sixteen rescued Eastern Christian passengers are believed to be among the estimated 40 abducted on Sunday, August 9, 2026 along the Itobe-Achigili-Anyigba Highway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. While they were abducted along Itobe-Achigili-Anyigba Highway on Sunday, August 9, sixteen of them were rescued the next day, being August 10 along Anyigba-Ajaokuta Expressway in Kogi State. Photos and videos of the abductions were posted on social media by survivors, local residents and eyewitnesses including the abandoned buses conveying the abducted passengers. In that of Ore in Ondo State, photos and videos showing the abandoned conveying 18-Seater Bus were also displayed including an Igbo girl-child seen shouting for help from local residents to assist in rescuing her father lying helpless at a distance.
30 Rescued Or Escaped And 62 Remained Captive Or Feared Dead: No fewer than 62 of the not less than 92 abducted Eastern bound Christian passengers, most of whom Igbo Land Judeo-Christians, have remained captive or feared dead in the hands of Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen and their allied Jihadist Fulani Bandits in their various forest hideouts-following their abduction within two days of Sunday, August 9 and Thursday, August 13, 2026; out of which only about 30 escaped or rescued and returned safely to their families and legal guardians. In other words, out of no fewer than 20 abducted along Auchi-Okene Federal Highway in Kogi State on Sunday, August 9, nine escaped or were rescued and eleven others remained in captivity. In Benue State, out of 14 passengers abducted along Otukpo-Adoka Road on their way to Abuja, five escaped or were rescued and nine remained in captivity. In the Sunday, August 9 abduction of estimated 40 passengers along Itobe-Achigili-Anyigba Highway in Ofu part of Kogi State, sixteen escaped or were rescued and 24 others remained in captivity: See the Link to the August 13, 2026 Vanguard Report:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/08/kidnappers-spoke-igala-fulani-hausa-kogi-victims-recount-ordeal/
Seven Most Dangerous Jihadist Abduction Locations Within And Outside Igbo Land: 1. “Fulani Invaded and Occupied or Ceded or Procured Igbo Communal Forests, 2. Fulani Invaded and Occupied or Ceded or Procured Igbo Land Communal Bushes, 3. Fulani Invaded and Occupied or Ceded or Procured Igbo Land Communal Farmland Settlements, 4. Fulani Invaded and Occupied or Ceded or Procured Igbo Land Forests belonging to Ancient Igbo Deities or Oracles, 5. Fulani Invaded and Occupied Non-Igbo Forests, Bushes and Farm Settlements located at Igbo Boundary Areas with Others, 6. Vicinities and areas or communities close to major Military and Police Formations located in the Region-including the Army/Navy/Air Force formations in places like in Owerri, Owerre-Nta, Ogbaru, Oguta, Ohafia, Asaba, Amansea, Abakiliki, Enugu, Awkunanaw and their neighboring Elele, Asaba, Agbor, Ogoja, among others; 7. Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen Occupied Forests and Bushes located within the South-East neighbors and outside others including in Edo, Ondo, Ogun, Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue-Taraba routes, Kaduna-Abuja routes and Lagos-Abuja routes, etc., where traveler-South-Easterners are waylaid, abducted and ransomed, or abducted and killed or disappeared untraced.
The jihadist abduction of estimated 92 mostly Igbo Land dominated Judeo-Christian travellers in just two days is also a clear confirmation that Igbo Land Gateway into South-West and North-Central Nigeria has been taken over by Roadway and Forest-way Terror Fulani Jihadists and this must be checkmated by Igbo Land political leaders and reputable associations in Diaspora.
In Service to Humanity,
For: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law-Intersociety, Nigeria
Emeka Umeagbalasi, Criminologist and Graduate of Security Studies
Lead Researcher and Head of Intersociety Nigeria
Chidinma Evangeline Udegbunam, Barrister-at-Law
Head, Department of Campaign and Publicity, Intersociety Nigeria
Obianuju Joy Igboeli, Barrister-at-Law
Head, Department of Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety Nigeria
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