Edo Gubernatorial Election: Obaseki's campaign train attacked; 5 abducted and 10 injured
Mon Aug 29, 2016 08:08:am Politics
2.6K By Buchi Obichie
As the countdown to the Edo Gubernatorial Election begins, political
tension has heightened the state; as over the weekend, the campaign
train of the APC candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, was attacked by thugs at
Illushi, near Ubiaja, in Esan South East Local Government Area, leading
to the abduction of five persons while ten others were wounded.
Obaseki immediately attributed the attack to the opposition party, the PDP.
He described the attack as shocking and an act of desperation on the part of the PDP, and urged security operatives to fish out the perpetrators. He said the matter had been reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters at Ubiaja, Esan South East.
While narrating the incident, the APC candidate said, "there was an earlier threat that we should not come to IIushi to campaign, but we said we must go to llushin. We got there, had a peaceful rally at Illushi and part of my convoy was waylaid, and supporters abducted, taken into the bush, beaten, molested and some of them have been gravely hurt. We do not expect this level of violence from the PDP supporters at Illushi.
"I have always believed in peaceful campaign and despite this, I have appealed to our supporters to be calm, we are law abiding people. But the PDP must produce those abducted; that is criminal and wicked. We cannot be intimidated, and you know what, they should not take our calmness for foolishness."
Obaseki immediately attributed the attack to the opposition party, the PDP.
He described the attack as shocking and an act of desperation on the part of the PDP, and urged security operatives to fish out the perpetrators. He said the matter had been reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters at Ubiaja, Esan South East.
While narrating the incident, the APC candidate said, "there was an earlier threat that we should not come to IIushi to campaign, but we said we must go to llushin. We got there, had a peaceful rally at Illushi and part of my convoy was waylaid, and supporters abducted, taken into the bush, beaten, molested and some of them have been gravely hurt. We do not expect this level of violence from the PDP supporters at Illushi.
"I have always believed in peaceful campaign and despite this, I have appealed to our supporters to be calm, we are law abiding people. But the PDP must produce those abducted; that is criminal and wicked. We cannot be intimidated, and you know what, they should not take our calmness for foolishness."
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