Afrigather Gunmen on Monday attacked a convoy of Dangote Cement staff, kidnapped dozens of the staff, whereas leaving a number of injured in Edo State.
The incident occurred within the Okpella space of the state, the place staff have been ambushed in a bloody assault.
Eyewitnesses recounted the horrifying scene, described how the assailants opened hearth on the convoy, inflicting chaos and panic among the many staff.
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“Different individuals are within the bush. My colleague has bullet wounds. A coaster bus crammed with employees was attacked at Okpella by Kidnappers,” one witness reported.
Based on reviews, the gunmen seized a whole employees bus, forcefully taking the employees captive. The precise variety of kidnapped people and the extent of accidents sustained stay unclear, as of Monday night.
Michael Odofin, the spokesperson for Okpella Cement Plc, confirmed the assault and the kidnapping of firm staff.
Whereas he shunned offering particular particulars, Odofin assured that no fatalities had been reported. “I can’t give any particulars proper now however our staff have been attacked. The assault remains to be recent. Now we have nobody killed,” he said.
Efforts to acquire additional info from Chidi Nwabuzor, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, proved unsuccessful, as he was unavailable for remark on the time of reporting.
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Regardless of makes an attempt to achieve him by way of telephone calls and textual content messages, Nwabuzor had but to reply, leaving many questions surrounding the incident unanswered.
