EDO 2016: Alleged Assassination
attempt on Guber-Candidate foiled,
APC fingered.
By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City
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| The victim. Mr. Ferdinand Orumwense |
An alleged assassination attempt on the Accord party flag
bearer Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki has been foiled in Benin City by vigilant and resilient
aides and neighbors.
It was gathered that, the alleged assassins invaded his
private residence on Sunday August 7 at wee hour of the night.
When our reporter scooped further on the incidence it was
alleged that the perpetrators were from his counterpart party, the All
Progressive Congress APC candidate, Mr Godwin OBASEKI.
Narrating the aborted incidents to our correspondents, Dr. Don
Pedro disclosed that on Sunday night, after a prolonged friendly conversation
with an APC stalwart and former Vice Chancellor, Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma
Professor Denis Agbonlahor, to advise the professor not to allow his party
supporters mess up his compound when they held their scheduled rally on Monday,
the wife of Professor Agbonlahor allegedly bullied and harassed Pedro Obaseki and went further to
make series of calls to several unknown persons which according to the source led to tensed
argument that lasted for few moments.
Informed by Mrs. Agbonlahor’s calls, him, (Don Pedro)
immediately alerted security agency who arrived the scene promptly and restore
peace.
Shortly after the police had left, it was reported that a group of about 30 thugs
wearing etched t-shirts of Godwin Obaseki stormed the area, allegedly led by a certain
Lawrence Orka, and the APC leader in Ward 7.
The armed brigands whom we were reliably informed came to Obazee
Street where Don Pedro Obaseki resides around Upper Mission Road Axis, when
they shot sporadically to ward off any unknown advances probably insinuated by
them.
The whole episode was generated from the visit to Professor
Agbonlahor which led to the eventual assaults on Don Pedro as it’s on evidence
recorded by secret CCTV footage.
Reportedly, it was learn that the video footage has been
taken to the Security Agency for onward investigation.
Some Youths in the area who were sympathetic to Dr Pedro
Obaseki came out to resist the intruders but they were over powered by the
armed bandits who were hell bent with
machetes and bottles which led to several injuries inflicted on his personal
assistant and others .
As at the time of putting the report together Many of the
wounded victims were receiving treatment in Rhd hospital located within the
localities.
The hired assassins attempted to gain entrance into the
compound of Don Pedro Obaseki but were resisted by the Personal Assistant of
Don Pedro Obaseki, Mr. Ferdinand Orumwense.
The alleged hired assassins then vented their anger on Mr. Ferdinand
Orumwense as they pummel him with several deep cuts in his head as he tries to defend
his boss who escaped by mere whisker as his assailants gained
entrance into his compound.
Recalled that, the former gubernatorial aspirant of
the APC who later cross carpet when he noticed he could barely stand a chance
to nip the sole ticket when he deflected to the Accord Party having alleged
unfair treatment in the Party by its leaders because his cousin, Godwin Obaseki
was clearly favored by the incumbent Governor of the state to win the party
primaries.
Only recently he endorsed Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the PDP
as he has become one of the campaign monster that perhaps sounds a major threat
to the party he left earlier.
In view of this,Dr. Pedro who earlier reported to security agencies over series of death threats
from certain APC leaders who he alleged may have been angry over his refusal to support the ambition of his cousin, Godwin Obaseki, may have also thought that he has revealed
the party secretes to the opposition party to the detriment of its candidate.
When contacted for comments, the Edo State Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Chris Ezike confirmed the incidence while adding that they have
taking swift measure to investigate the matter.
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