Benin Airport attack: EDO PDP Campaign Council demands thorough investigation

Two weeks after the Benin airport attack by suspected political thugs, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Campaign Council in Edo State, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure an unbiased and thorough investigation on the incident.

Newspot reports that on July 18, 2024, suspected thugs attacked Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, and the reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, at the airport on arrival from Abuja.

The attack resulted to the killing of a Police Inspector, Akor Anuh, attached to the APC governorship candidate, who is also the incumbent senator representing Edo Central.

The Director General of Asue/Ogie Management Campaign Committee, Matthew lduoriyekemwen, at a press briefing in Benin City on Wednesday, demanded a thorough investigation of the attack.

lduoriyekemwen, who berated Police l for alleged intimidation and harassment of members of the PDP, called on the IGP to use his good offices to cause an unbiased and thorough investigation of the party’s petitions and complaints concerning the incident.

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He titled the press briefing, “A Clarion call on the Inspector General of Police to stop the indiscriminate harassments, intimidation and unlawful arrest of members of PDP in Edo State by the Nigeria Police at the behest of the All Progressives Congress’.

The PDP Campaign Council that some members of the APC who were allegedly involved in the mayhem are walking free.

According to him, APC are boasting to high heavens that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had promised to gift Edo State to them, not withstanding the desire of Edo people to vote for their preferred candidate as governor.

“The Campaign Council urged the Inspector General of Police to maintain the high integrity that is associated with his office.

“We also admonished the IGP to note that the Police is for all Nigerians, and not an extension of the APC,” he said.

Recall, that the Commissioner of Police in the State, Funsho Adegboye said the case has been transferred to Force Headquarters in Abuja.

“The case has been transfered to Abuja. Whatever observations or comments anybody has should be directed to Abuja,” he said.