Edo gov’ship: Hoodlums vandalize Shaibu’s campaign vehicle

Suspected hoodlums yesterday attacked and vandalized the campaign vehicle belonging to Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, in Ekpoma, Esan West local government of the state, the Coordinator of the campaign organization, Otoide Isesele Abas, has said.

Speaking with Daily Trust, Abas said the incident happened after a meeting in Illeh Ward 10, where he had canvassed support for the deputy governor to emerge as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) flagbearer for the September 21 governorship election in the state.

“After the meeting, we made a quick stop at the local market square to buy some beef barbecue (suya) on our way to Ekpoma to meet other PDP members and it was there we heard that some hoodlums in a bus came to the Illeh venue of the meeting and destroyed the canopy while shooting sporadically.

“We were still at the suya joint when the said white vehicle stopped by our campaign vehicle, and the hoodlums came down firing shots and destroyed the vehicle,” he said.

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Otoide said they all ran for safety and reported the matter at the Ekpoma police division and the police went to retrieve the vehicle to their station.

The spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, was yet to respond to enquiries as at the time of filing this report. He had asked our reporter to call him back but several calls afterwards were not answered.