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The crime wave in Benin City, the Edo State capital, took a dive on Saturday evening as the Head of Service, Mr Anthony Okungbowa, was kidnapped.
Tribune Online gathered that Okungbowa, who was appointed HOS by Governor Godwin Obaseki in April, was kidnapped along Oza Road in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.
A source in the Edo Civil Service, who confirmed the incident but asked that he should not be mentioned, disclosed that the gunmen also killed Okungbowa’s official driver before taking him away.
The victim was said to have gone to the locality where he was kidnapped to attend a social event.
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The Edo State Head of Service, Mr Anthony Okungbowa, has been abducted while his driver was shot dead during the process, Nigerian Tribune is reporting.
According to reports, Okungbowa was abducted along the Oza Road in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.
A source in the Edo State civil service commission who wanted his identity masked confirmed the development to the publication, adding that the official driver of the Head of Service was shot dead before the assailants made away with their target.
It was gathered that the civil service boss, prior to his abduction on his way back to Benin City, had gone the local government to attend a public function.