Daredevils notoriously known as unknown gunmen, shot and killed a filling station manager, one Fidelis Ogili, Blueprint has gathered.
The late Ogili, it was also gathered, was shot dead about 5.30 am on Easter Sunday morning at a filling station along Amechi road, Enugu known as Favoured Queen Filling Station.
His killers equally took away his car which was later recovered at Awgu, Awgu local government area of Enugu state.
A petrol attendant at the filling station, who would not disclose his name simply said “Fide is dead. Some people came here to buy fuel and shot him here at the station.”
But a close source and a good pal of the late Ogili, who confirmed his death, threw light on the circumstances of his death.
“Yes, he was shot dead on Sunday 9th April 2023 at Favoured Queen Filling Station along Amaechi road, Awkunanaw, Enugu. His body is deposited at Eastern Nigeria Medical Center, Uwani Enugu.
“We are already planning for his burial while equally waiting for police to conclude their investigation before fixing the burial date.
“His death caused pains and agonies to the immediate family members and well-wishers. It’s really unfortunate.”
The source further disclosed what led to Ogili’s death.
“The story has it that, about 4 young men inside a car entered their filling around by 5:40am and demanded for fuel. After serving them, one of them exposed a gun in his waist to the fuel attendant and Ogili who was there.
“And Ogili and the attendant wanted to disperse them with fuel from the nozzle but were overpowered with a gun released by another occupant of the vehicle that prompted Ogili to run away before he was brought down with bullet by the gun men.
“We suspect it to be a case of armed robbery because they made away with his car that was later seen at Awgu LGA.
“We applied to withdraw the case from police through Commissioner of Police Enugu State on Friday to enable us bury him but the police was demanding for an autopsy, which we did not support, knowing that we was killed by gun men,” the source disclosed.
However, police is not forthcoming with information surrounding the death of the late manager, Ogili who happened to be a retired police officer, because at the time of filing this report, the police spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe was yet to confirm or deny the incident.
