The Nigerian Army personnel and some Kidnappers on Wednesday morning are having a heavy shootout at Benin-Auchi in Edo State.
The scene affected movement on the busy road as vehicles halted their trip.
Kidnap activities on the Benin-Auchi road has taken worrying turn.
Last month, five kidnap victims were rescued by security operatives at Okwo Ogbemudia farm, Uhunmwonde local government of the state, on the Benin-Auchi road while six others were rescued at Ekpoma, in Esan West local government of the state respectively.
It was learnt that one of the kidnappers was killed in a gun battle with the police during the rescue operation at the Okwo Ogbemudia farm.
AfemaiReporters gathered that a source from the area explained that the gun battle started this morning when the Kidnappers allegedly barricaded the roads while trying to Abduct some passagers
See video below.