Palpable fear has gripped the agrarian host community of the multi-billion Naira Okodu Oil Company Plc as three of its workers were killed by gunmen on Monday while working on their plantation in Benin City, Edo State.
The public relations officer of the company, Fidelis Olise, while confirming the incident on Tuesday, said that the killing was done by unknown person(s).
He stated that the company enjoys a cordial relationship with the communities in the area, noting that he could not say whether members of the host communities were involved in the attack or not.
He said that the incident has been reported the the Police and investigation was already ongoing.
He said, “I can confirm to you that three of our staff were killed by gunmen on Monday while they were working on our plantation.
“We enjoy cordial relationship with the communities around us and we cannot say whether members of the communities were involved. However, the matter has been reported to the Police and we hope…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
