Edo State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Emmanuel Agbale, has been kidnapped and his police orderly killed.
The incident which took place on Friday, according to the police occured when the commissioner was on his way to Ekpoma from Benin, on Benin-Auchi Road, close to Oilpalm Estate.
It was revealed that the assailant who suddenly emerged from the forest, shot directly into Agbale’s car, in bid to get the driver to stop.
The police orderly died on the spot following gunshot wounds he sustained, while the driver was able to escape.
Prior to his appointment by Governor Godwin Obaseki, Agbale was a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Ambros Alli University, Ekpoma.
Edo Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident, stated that investigation was ongoing.
While speaking to NAN,Nwabuzor, said the commissioner was abducted close to Ogbemudia Farm on the Benin-Auchi road.
“It was the driver that contacted and reported the development to the police,” Nwabuzor said.
“However, we have swung into action and investigation and search has commenced, so that the official is not only released but to also ensure that the abductors are apprehended.”
