Gunmen suspected to be secessionists, have set fire to Pinnacle Filling station in Enugu.
The filling station is believed to be owned by Governor Peter Mbah.
The incident, which happened on Friday morning along Agbani Road, saw the gunmen also burning four cars belonging to different customers.
Reports quoting eyewitnesses said the gunmen, numbering about four, stormed the station in a Toyota Corolla car.
They were said to have snatched the nozzles from the pump attendants and used them to splash fuel on the cars close to the pump and set them on fire.
It was further gathered that the gunmen also poured fuel into a 25 liter can with which they used to splash on the three vehicles in the nearby car wash within the premises and set them ablaze.
Men of the Enugu State Fire and emergency service, also 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.
On the whole, while the filling station was torched, 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 detour, taking alternative routes through Emeka Ebola to Amokwe and Uwani to Nise bus stops.
This is the second time that hoodlums would attack Pinnacle Filling station.
In June last year, the station at New Haven was attacked with police operatives foiling an attempt to totally raze the facility.
This followed the governor’s sustained battle against sit-at-home in the State and general insecurity, a development that has substantially rattled some criminal elements.