How heavy gunmen killed popular Igbo businessman | SEE FULL DETAILS
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jun 11, 2020
Nicholas Ofodile, millionaire businessman and owner of a popular supermarket, Chuks Supermarket in Lokoja, Kogi state has been klled by gunmen along Abuja- Lokoja expressway.
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He was shot to death on Wednesday around 7.am. inside his Lexus SUV with registration number LKJ 658 P while on his way to Abuja from Lokoja.
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According to reports, he was killed alongside three others while several passengers in a commercial bus were kidnapped.
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The gunmen had mounted a roadblock along the Gegu/Koton-Karfe axis of the now notorious federal highway in Lokoja and were operating freely. Ofodile had thought the roadblock was mounted by the military.
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As soon as the armed gang saw his car approaching they , they opened fire on his vehicle killing him in the process. And they immediately left the scene of the incident.
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The incident is coming barely one week after eight police operatives, including the Divisional Police Officer, a lady police officer and two civilians were killed in Isanlu by suspected armed robbers.
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The Kogi State Commands Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, William Aya, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, confirmed the incident.
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"I just got a call that the owner of Chucks Supermarket has been killed alongside one other person. The command is yet to get details of what happened," he said.
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