LAGOS APRIL 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-An Ughelli oil magnate Olorogun Henry Ovuoke has escaped assassination attempt after being shot at Ughelli in Ughelli North local government area of Delta state by suspected kidnappers.
The businessman was said to be driving alone to church in his Toyota SUV before gunmen who were driving in a Toyota hilux drove close to him, and shot at him repeatedly when he failed to stop.
When contacted, the state police spokesman Dafe Bright confirmed the story, saying the businessman sustained gunshot wounds and presently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Warri, Delta State.
He said that the police is presently on the trail of the criminals who drove off when they realized that their victim drove towards the police area command in top speed.
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