Nadiagere road connecting the payam and Maridi County. (Courtesy).

Police in Western Equatoria State say two boda-boda riders were abducted by armed men along the Maridi-Ibba road on Monday.

This is according to Major General Philip Madut Tong, the State Police Commissioner.

Speaking to Eye Radio on Wednesday, August 6, General Tong said the two riders were intercepted while travelling from Ibba to Maridi.

He said the identities of the abductors remain unknown, and the condition and whereabouts of the victims are still unclear.

“I was on the phone with the police director there, two days ago, two Boda boda riders were abducted along this road of Abba–Maridi, till now there’s no information about them,” he said.

According to him, security forces have launched an investigation to locate the missing riders and arrest those responsible.

“We are engaging with the community to give us some information, so that we can order community policing in the area to tell us exactly about those people, if they are people who are just crossing the area or from the area itself,” he added.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the abduction.