Mr Anthony Okungbowa, Head of Service (HoS), Edo, was on Saturday evening kidnapped by suspected gunmen along Oza Road, in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.
The gunmen, it was gathered, killed his official driver, whose name could not be immediately confirmed, before abducting Okungbowa.
An anonymous Senior Civil Servant told our correspondent the incident happened after Okungbowa attended a local event in Oza.
“He was kidnapped on his way back to Benin City after attending the event. His driver was killed in the process,” he said.
Efforts to confirm the incident from the spokesman, Edo state Police Command, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, was not successful as he did not pick his calls.
The state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, also did not pick several calls made to his phone.
