Okpebholo’s accuses Edo govt, party chieftain of sponsoring mayhem
Monday Okpebholo
Published By: Paul Dada
By Jethro Ibileke
Godswill Inegbe, an aide to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has accused the members of the State Security Network, of unleashing mayhem on the convoy of his principal on Thursday in Benin.
Inegbe in a statement Thursday evening, further alleged that the a chieftain of the PDP in Edo central, Francis Inegbineki led thugs on the attack.
“This afternoon, the motorcade of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC governorship candidate, was brutally attacked by members of Edo State Security Network and Edo statgovernment-sponsoreded thugs allegedly led by Francis Inegbeniki.
“During the unprovoked brutal attack, three mobile policemen attached to the security detail of Senator Okpebholo were injured with bullets wound, while one of the policemen has been declared dead!
“Senator Monday Okpebholo is at this moment admitted in an undisclosed hospital in Benin receiving medical attention, and other members of his entourage who were victims of the brutal attack are in various hospitals in Benin City,” Inegbe alleged.
Reacting to the incident, the spokesman for Edo State Police Command, SP. Chidi Nwabuzor, said: “the incident is still in the realm of speciation because we have to carry out investigation first to ascertain what transpired.”
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Meanwhile, a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo State, Chief Francis Inegbineki, has denied having anything to do with the violent protest that occurred in Benin, capital of Edo state on Thursday.
Inegbineki in a statement on Thursday, denied sponsoring or leading thugs on protest along Airport Road.
According to him, “It is not true that I led or sponsored thugs on protest along Airport road in Benin City. As I speak, I was never on Airport road as at the time the said confrontation took place.
“It is very wrong for anyone for any reason to accuse me of leading or sponsoring any protest. I urge the government, security agencies and the general public to disregard the falsehood.”
The Edo central politician who described himself as a peaceful, law-abiding Nigerian and being an elder statesman, wondered how he will contemplate sponsoring thugs to disrupt the peace of the state.
“The (governorship) election is around the corner, and I quite understand that my enemies would do anything desperately to blackmail me or tarnish my reputation,“ he reasoned.
