Armed men suspected to be secessionists, have set ablaze, Pinnacle Filling station and four vehicles in Enugu.
The attackers who struck around 10: a.m on Friday along Agbani Road, burned the four cars belonging to different customers.
Sources said the suspected armed secessionists numbering four, came in a Toyota Corolla car, dashed to the dispensing pump and snatched the nuzzles from the attendants, and used it to splash fuel on the affected cars and set them on fire.
According to The Nation, the attackers also poured fuel into a 25 liter can with which they used to splash fuel on the three vehicles in the nearby car wash within the premises and set them ablaze.
Operatives 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.
When the dust finally settled,
it was discovered that the filling station was torched while four vehicles were burnt beyond recognition.
The incident was said to have caused panic in the area, forcing business owners and residents around that axis to quickly shut down.
Policemen also cordoned off the Agbani Road, thereby 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 down.
This followed the governor’s sustained battle against sit-at-home in the state and general insecurity, a development that had since rattled some criminal elements.
