Gunmen on Thursday in Benin attacked the convoy of the Edo governorship candidate of APC, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, and the reinstated Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, killing one of the security details.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Airport Road when Okpebholo and several others arrived in the city from Abuja aboard a chartered flight.
A police officer was said to have been shot dead, while three others were wounded.
It was not immediately known if Okpebholo was wounded, but he is said to be hospitalized in an undisclosed hospital in Benin City.
The gunmen, in a vehicle, at the exit gate of the airport were said to have opened fire on the convoy, which led to a reprisal by the armed security details attached to the APC candidate and Shaibu.
The incident forced shops and offices to shot down hurriedly, while majority of motorists abandoned their vehicles and scampered to safety.
When contacted, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Edo, said the incident was being investigated.
“It is premature for the police to confirm at this time until the investigation is concluded,” he said.
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 to an undisclosed hospital in Benin for medical attention with other members of the entourage.
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