Four vehicles burnt as gunmen attack filling station in Enugu
Some gunmen suspected to be secessionists have set a filling station ablaze in Enugu.
Pinnacle Filling Station on Agbani Road was attacked at about 10 am yesterday by the gunmen who also burnt four cars belonging to different customers.
Our correspondent, who visited the scene of the incident, learned that the gunmen, numbering four, had come to the filling station in a Toyota Corolla car.
They were said to have snatched the nuzzles from the pump attendants and used it to splash fuel on the cars close to the pump before setting them on fire.
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It was further gathered that the gunmen also poured fuel into a 25-litre can with which they splashed fuel on the three vehicles in the car wash within the premises and set them ablaze.
Men of the Enugu State Fire and Emergency Service were seen battling to put out the fire while the state Commissioner of Police led his team to quickly assess the level of damage caused by the incident.
On the whole, while the filling station was touched, four vehicles were burnt beyond recognition.
The incident was said to have caused panic in the area, forcing business owners and residents in the area to quickly shut down.
Policemen also cordoned off Agbani Road, forcing motorists and commuters to use alternatives routes through Emeka Ebola to Amokwe and Uwani to Nise bus stops.
This is the second time the hoodlums would attack Pinnacle Filling station, owned by Governor Peter Mbah.
In June last year, the station at New Haven was attacked with police operatives foiling an attempt to totally raze the place.
The governor has been at the forefront of the sustained battle against sit-at-home and general insecurity in the state; a development that has rattled some criminal elements.
