Unknown gunmen have abducted Edo chapter chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Alhaji Abdul-Hamid Egele, from his home in Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that Egele popularly known as Baba Petrol was abducted on Monday evening while his driver was killed in the process.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Bello Kontongs said that the command was yet to get report of the incident.
“The command is not aware. I will find out from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Jattu,’’ Kontongs said.
However, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted an unnamed eyewitness as saying that the incident happened at about 7 p.m. on Monday.
The eyewitness said that the businessman was returning home after the day’s business only to be accosted by gunmen.
“The gunmen ambushed the IPMAN chairman with two vehicles without plate number and fired at his jeep and killing his driver.
“The IPMAN chairman was later taken away after the security attached to him were over powered by the gunmen who injured the security operatives,’’ the eye witness said.
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