The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Edo State chapter, Alhaji Abdul-Hamid Egele, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen at his residence in Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Egele, popularly known as Baba Petrol, was abducted on Monday evening.
His driver was said to have been killed in the process.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State Command, SP Bello Kontongs, told NAN that the police had yet to get report of the incident.
“The command is not aware. I will find out from the Divisional Police Officer of Jattu,’’ Kontongs said when reached by journalists.
However, an eyewitness told NAN on condition of anonymity that the incident happened at about 7pm on Monday.
The eyewitness said that the businessman was returning home after the day’s work when accosted by gunmen.
“The gunmen ambushed the IPMAN chairman with two vehicles without number plate and fired at his jeep, killing his driver.
“The IPMAN chairman was later taken away after the security attached to him were overpowered by the gunmen who injured the security operatives,’’ the eyewitness said.
(NAN).
