Some gunmen numbering about eight have hijacked a school bus in a housing estate in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred early on Thursday morning when the driver of the bus and the attendant were going round to pick the pupils.

The identity of the abducted staff had not been revealed as of the time of filing this report.

A source in the school explained that the bandits numbering about eight on motorcycles, attacked the bus, forcing the driver to stop. According to him, they dragged the driver out and hijacked the bus and drove it to an unknown destination with the staff on the bus.

Fortunately, they were yet to pick any pupil when they were accosted by the armed men.

A  source disclosed that the driver and the attendant were about to pick the first set of pupils when the incident happened.