Senator Monday Okpebholo
One of the policemen attached to the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been declared dead following an attack in the motorcade of the governorship candidate by the Edo State Security Network.
A statement released by Godswill Inegbe, the Legislative Aide to Senator Monday Okpebholo on media and communication, stated that the attack was aided by state-sponsored political thugs and officers of the Edo State Security Network.
He stated that the state security agents opened fire on the motorcade of the governorship candidate of APC, leading to the death of a policeman while three other policemen are currently battling with bullet wounds.
Godswill further stated that the governorship candidate of APC, Senator Okpebholo is also receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Benin City, Edo State capital following the attack.
Giving an account of the incident, Godswill said "This afternoon, the motorcade of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC governorship candidate, was brutally attacked on his way from Benin Airport by members of Edo State Security Network and Edo state government sponsored 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 bullet wounds, 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.
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Published 7/18/2024 10:24:14 PM