Gunmen riding motorcycles on Thursday hijacked a school bus at Oba Ile Estate in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It is not yet clear how many pupils were inside the bus.

Eyewitnesses said pupils were inside the bus while others claimed only the attendant was taken away by the hoodlums.

It was learnt the incident occurred around 6:45am when the driver and his attendant went to pick pupils of Chimola School.

Police authorities in reaction said the incident is a case of theft and not abduction.

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Tee-Leo Ikoro while addressing journalists also confirmed that the attendant has been released.

He noted that the police are on the trail of the hoodlums, hoping to apprehend them and recover the bus as soon as possible.

He appealed to the law-abiding residents of the state not to be apprehensive as the police is in control of the situation and ever ready to secure their lives and property.