Security Strengthened Around Edo Deputy Governor, Marvellous Omobayo, After Gunmen Attack on Shaibu
Politics tamfitronics Following a deadly attack on the convoy of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC governorship candidate, and reinstated Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, security has been beefed up around the premises of Deputy Governor Marvellous Omobayo.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the attack, which occurred on Airport Road on Thursday, left one police officer dead and three others injured.The convoy came under fire from gunmen in a vehicle at the airport exit gate, prompting a retaliatory response from the security details attached to Okpebholo and Shaibu.It is understood that Okpebholo was hospitalized in an undisclosed hospital in Benin City, while Shaibu’s whereabouts remained unknown.The Edo State Government has accused Shaibu of perpetrating violence and destruction, alleging that his thugs have attacked innocent citizens in an attempt to enforce his reinstatement. Commissioner for Communication and Orientation Chris Nehikhare...
