JUST IN: Unknown gunmen kidnap Edo Head of Service, kills driver

Spate of insecurity reared its ugly head in Edo State when the state Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa was kidnapped along Oza Road, in Orhiomwon Local Government Area, of the state on Saturday, December 19, 2020.

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The gunmen killed his official driver, whose name could not be immediately confirmed, before abducting Mr Okungbowa, Daily Sun has learnt.

A senior civil servant who pleaded anonymity said the incident happened after attending a local event in Oza.

‘He was kidnapped on his way back to Benin City after attending a local event in Oza. His driver was killed,’ the source said.

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Efforts to confirm the incident from the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, proved abortive as he did not pick up his phone calls.

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, also did not pick up several calls to his phone.

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