Residents of Apana village in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, accused Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, of shooting at residents during a rally of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The residents claimed that Obaseki’s deputy escorted some thugs into the village as they shot sporadically at residents.
Narrating the experience, the residents said a teenager was hit by a bullet in the arm while another person was hit by a bullet in the hip.
The residents identified some of the thugs, who invaded the community as Umasor Umoru, Itotoi Imonikhe, Momodu Salafa and Emmanuel Irekpita.
“The governor's convoy arrived at the square. At this time we had all ran away and hid in different positions where we could safely observe the happenings. The deputy governor of Edo State, Hon. Philip Shaibu, came down from his vehicle and escorted by his security aides, he started supervising the destruction of properties in the village square.
The gunmen ran towards Oduge Quarters where they identified a Peugeot 505 Station Wagon belonging to a local APC chieftain, Wilson Idaewor. Thankgod Okhumaoya immediately ordered that the vehicle should be destroyed.
“The hooded men and Thankgod descended on the vehicle breaking the front and back windshields, the side windows, mirrors etc.
Mr. Thankgod Okhumaoya started identifying shops and properties belonging to APC members that should be destroyed all around the village square.
“Thankgod Okhumaoya ordered that they should go and burn down Chief Lucky James house which was quite a distance from the village square at the end of Oduge quarters.
“On their way to Chief Lucky James house, they continued to shoot in all directions and in the process hit a teenage boy, Samuel Sabageh who was sleeping inside the house when a pellet hit him in the arm.
They also hit one Mr. Samuel Anerua who was sitting in a bar near the village square when stray bullets hit him in the arm and in the hips. Ms. Elizabeth Sunday the daughter of an APC leader in the community, was shot on the head while frying garri in front of her father's house, while Evaristus Emuekpere's ear was brushed by a flying pellet,” the residents’ letter to the IG read.
They wrote that after the rally, the hoodlums waited behind and continued threatening the residents of the village.
They also said that in another attack, the thugs reinforced and embarked on another shooting spree.
At about 1:00am, four Toyota Hilux trucks with one of them painted blue and carrying revolving lights entered the village.
“They stopped at Victor Oshioke's house where the occupants sprayed his security house with a hail of bullets.
“They went to the neighbouring house where Mr. Imonikhe JB Idaewor, an APC youth leader lives and sprayed it with a hail of bullets. They drove down the street to Mr. Wilson Idaewor's house and sprayed it with bullets
Finally, they went to Mr. Udukhokhai Jimoh's house and sprayed it with bullets before driving out of the community,” they added
http://saharareporters.com/2020/08/14/edo-residents-write-inspector-general-police-accuse-obaseki-deputy-shooting-during-pdp

Obaseki!

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How did the villagers get to know the names of the thugs? Is it the Obaseki, a sitting governor that goes around with the full complement of his security details, that still goes around with thugs? Isee Oshiomhole and his boy POI's hands in this.

Those whom the gods want to destroy they first make mad. So Obaseki n his deputy now believes cos he is the governor he can be killing APC supporters as if he is Rambo or Commando ?!

uruba23:
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APC needs cover up

Bluntguy:
How did the villagers get to know the names of the thugs? Is it the Obaseki, a sitting governor that goes around with the full complement of his security details, that still goes around with thugs? Isee Oshiomhole and his boy POI's hands in this.

Wait till morning. You'll see another version on front-page

Who doesn't know that Obaseki and Shaibu are thugs. But the people of Edo are wiser now. We must unseat this imcompetent Governor out of office come September 19th.

Upana ward is Oshiomhole's ward. Obaseki's arrival was greeted with sporadic shooting by the thugs sent by Oshiomhole to disrupt the campaign but they were dispelled by the security agencies attached to Obaseki's convoy. They wanted to repeat the Oba Palace saga but, they were met with stiff resistance.

The governor's security detail were magnanimous enough not to have killed any of them.

Claims and counter claims from the two parties.

If Obaseki and Oshiomole likes let them burn down their state before the elections.

I only pity those who will allow themselves be used as collateral damages.

Edolites use your head

balance of terror and they are calling the IG

Imagine this totalitarian. Who'll you govern when you kill them all?

DEMOCRACY IS IN DANGER

Lies and very distasteful propaganda taken too far by the devious imagination of the sponsors of this crap!

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tribalmall:
Those whom the gods want to destroy they first make mad. So Obaseki n his deputy now believes cos he is the governor he can be killing APC supporters as if he is Rambo or Commando ?!

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Trumpcard05:
Lies and very distasteful propaganda taken too far by the devious imagination of the sponsors of this crap!

obaseki pepper them o. Omo the re-election of obagoal na 2 sure bet

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Bighead9:
Who doesn't know that Obaseki and Shaibu are thugs. But the people of Edo are wiser now. We must unseat this imcompetent Governor out of office come September 19th.

[/s] we dont want thief and acid throwing cultist in edo. Shame on you and ur evil party

Bluntguy:
How did the villagers get to know the names of the thugs? Is it the Obaseki, a sitting governor that goes around with the full complement of his security details, that still goes around with thugs? Isee Oshiomhole and his boy POI's hands in this.

Is reading and comprehending that hard? The news revolves around the deputy governor Philip shaibu not governor obaseki.

yomi96:
obaseki pepper them o. Omo the re-election of obagoal na 2 sure bet

Yes oo and the idiots are clutching at straws! Oshiomhole’s desperation & resort to these stupid underhand tactics, will put him in trouble very soon.

yomi96:
[s][/s] we dont want thief and acid throwing cultist in edo. Shame on you and ur evil party

You are an Igbo man, what you want doesn't matter in Edo state. It's all about what Edo people want and they have decided they want Pastor İze Iyamu. But Igbo's can have Obaseki, you guys can make him the next Governor of Anambra State.

APC accuse PDP of causes havoc or PDP accuse APC causes d same havoc, bird of d same feathers I only pity pple that will sacrifice there life for diz politician (Oshiomole vs Obasaki)

When big problems push you down, small small problems will climb your head, Obaseki accept my insincerity sympathy, you caused yourself the heart recking problem

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