Gunmen have abducted a driver of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Seun Emmanuel, along Owo-Ifon Road and demanded N10m for his release.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the driver and his boss, a manager in the BEDC in Ondo, were attacked on Tuesday on their way to Akure from Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area, where they went for an official assignment.
According to a source, the duo ran into the gunmen who barricaded the road just before Elegbeka town along the Owo-Ifon Road and shot at their BEDC-branded Hilux van.
The driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle, which somersaulted into the bush.
The source narrated that the boss fell unconscious and the kidnappers left him, thinking he had died.
“The driver was taken into the bush by the bandits,” the source added.
He explained that the bandits had contacted the victim’s family and demanded N100m, which was later reduced to N10m.
When contacted on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident.
She said the anti-kidnapping unit of the state command had taken over the case and would ensure the victim regained his freedom.
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