ONE of the workers of Orient Petroleum Refinery at Aguleri Otu in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State (names withheld), yesterday, recounted his experience in the hands of the attackers suspected to be from Kogi State, saying it was by the grace of God he was still alive.
Speaking, the middle aged man said the workers suspected that something was going to happen when they came to work to discover that all the security operatives were gone.
His narration came as the police commands of Anambra and Kogi states were said to have begun a joint meeting to stop further confrontation in the area.
The Orient Petroleum staff, who escaped with injuries during the attack said: “We were surprised when we came to work to discover that there were no police and army personnel normally stationed at the refinery.
“As we were discussing the development, we suddenly saw a large number of men dressed in black and wearing red -coloured head gears running towards the company.
“They were fully armed and they started shooting indiscriminately, which made the people run in different directions. I was lucky to find a shelter where I hid and as the workers ran away, they set construction equipment belonging to a company working in the refinery ablaze.
“Because I knew the terrain very well, I managed to escape to safety with my wound. Up till this moment, we are still wondering how Kogi people knew that the set of security personnel in the refinery were to be changed that period. What this means is that there is somebody within the company, who informs them of the happenings and movements in the refinery.”
Meanwhile, people residing around the pontoon area within the vicinity of the refinery, said they were living in fear, following information that filtered into the area that Kogi people were boasting that they were their next target.
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