Friday, July 19, 2024 -Gunmen attacked the convoy of Comrade Philip Shaibu in Benin City, capital of Edo State, on Thursday, July 18.
The attack happened just one day after
the impeached deputy governor of Edo State was reinstated.
After his impeachment was voided by a
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, July 17, Shaibu returned to Edo from
Abuja on Thursday.
He was in company of the
Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, Sen.
Monday Okpebholo and others.
They had just arrived the city from
Abuja aboard a chartered flight when they were attacked on Airport Road.
The gunmen, in a vehicle at the exit
gate of the airport, were said to have opened fire on the convoy, and the armed
security details attached to the APC candidate and Shaibu returned fire.
Okpebholo was said to be hospitalized
in an undisclosed hospital in Benin City though his current state is not known.
The incident forced shops and offices
to hurriedly shot down, while majority of motorists abandoned their vehicles
and scampered to safety.
A statement by Mr Godswill Inegbe, an
aide to Okpebholo, said his principal was attacked by the gunmen.
“During the unprovoked attack, three
mobile policemen attached to the security detail of Sen. Okpebholo were injured
with bullet wounds, while one of the policemen has been feared dead,” Inegbe
said.
According to him, Okpebholo is at
this moment admitted in an undisclosed hospital in Benin for medical attention
with other members of the entourage.
Watch videos from the sceneof the attack below.
The police officer that was k!lled during the att@ck on Mr. Philip Shaibu convoy earlier today in Edo State. pic.twitter.com/HTenwOQRyG
— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) July 18, 2024
JUST IN: Mr.Philip Shaibu's of Edo State convoy attacked, a police officer allegedly killed instantly. pic.twitter.com/FftbTcoAtC
— Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization. (@PO_GrassRootM) July 18, 2024
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