Abdul-Hamid Egele, chairman of the Edo chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has been abducted by gunmen.
According to NAN, he was abducted on Monday from his residence in Jattu, Etsako West LGA of the state.
The gunmen were also said to have killed his driver, before taking away Egele, who is popularly known as ‘Baba Petrol’.
An eyewitness reportedly disclosed that Egele was attacked by men who came in “two vehicles without number plates’.
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“The gunmen ambushed the IPMAN chairman with two vehicles without number plates and fired at his jeep and killed his driver,” the resident said.
“The IPMAN chairman was later taken away after the security attached to him were overpowered by the gunmen who injured the security operatives.”
However, Bello Kontongs, public relations officer of the Edo police command, said the force is “not aware” of the attack.
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He, however, added that he would find out about the incident from the divisional police officer (DPO) of Jattu.
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