The Edo state government has raised an alarm over threats on the life of the governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole.
According to the state government, the governor’s country home in Iyamoh, Auchi was under aerial surveillance.
An unidentified aircraft was said to have flown over the Oshiomhole’s country home for several minutes in low altitude on Monday evening, The Nation reports.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Louis Odion, who wondered why the governor’s home would be under aerial surveillance, days after troops were reportedly stationed around Oshiomhole’s private residence.
He said: “At about 6p.m on Monday, April 6, a low-flying aircraft emerged from the blues and for several minutes, overflew the country-home of the Comrade Governor in Iyamoh, Etsakor West Local Government Area. Fortuitously, the incident occurred barely few minutes after the governor departed for Benin City.
“To us, there could only be two possibilities in the circumstance: either a military or civil aircraft. Knowing that no such flight or mission could have taken place without the knowledge or clearance of either the civil aviation authority or the Air Force, we find this development not only an unconscionable abuse of state powers, but also an extreme act of provocation. Had the governor not providentially left home before the mystery aircraft’s arrival, we can only imagine what could have happened if his security guards were left with no choice than to take a peremptory action.
“Only penultimate Thursday (March 26), we had cause to alert the nation to the deployment of an unusually large contingent of troops around the governor’s private residence in Iyamoh.
“Having been soundly beaten in the presidential ring, we are aware that PDP is presently sorely bitter and like a decapitated serpent, is looking for a target or anyone perceived as staunch Buhari supporter to hurl the venom left in its belly.
“While we cannot deny them their right to grieve, let it be known that Edo people will not offer any consolation prize on April 11 as they will, this time, resist any attempt to steal their ballot through Army intimidation.”
Mr Odion noted that President Goodluck Jonathan, as the leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), would bear responsibility for any harm that befalls the governor.
Gov. Oshiomhole had earlier alleged that the PDP in Edo state connived with some senior military officers under the 4 Brigade to rig the March 28 and April 11 elections.
On February 19, the Edo state government also claimed it had uncovered a plot by people it described as anti-democratic forces to carry out high-profile killings ahead of the March 28 and April 11 general elections.
According to the state government, the governor’s country home in Iyamoh, Auchi was under aerial surveillance.
An unidentified aircraft was said to have flown over the Oshiomhole’s country home for several minutes in low altitude on Monday evening, The Nation reports.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Louis Odion, who wondered why the governor’s home would be under aerial surveillance, days after troops were reportedly stationed around Oshiomhole’s private residence.
He said: “At about 6p.m on Monday, April 6, a low-flying aircraft emerged from the blues and for several minutes, overflew the country-home of the Comrade Governor in Iyamoh, Etsakor West Local Government Area. Fortuitously, the incident occurred barely few minutes after the governor departed for Benin City.
“To us, there could only be two possibilities in the circumstance: either a military or civil aircraft. Knowing that no such flight or mission could have taken place without the knowledge or clearance of either the civil aviation authority or the Air Force, we find this development not only an unconscionable abuse of state powers, but also an extreme act of provocation. Had the governor not providentially left home before the mystery aircraft’s arrival, we can only imagine what could have happened if his security guards were left with no choice than to take a peremptory action.
“Only penultimate Thursday (March 26), we had cause to alert the nation to the deployment of an unusually large contingent of troops around the governor’s private residence in Iyamoh.
“Having been soundly beaten in the presidential ring, we are aware that PDP is presently sorely bitter and like a decapitated serpent, is looking for a target or anyone perceived as staunch Buhari supporter to hurl the venom left in its belly.
“While we cannot deny them their right to grieve, let it be known that Edo people will not offer any consolation prize on April 11 as they will, this time, resist any attempt to steal their ballot through Army intimidation.”
Mr Odion noted that President Goodluck Jonathan, as the leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), would bear responsibility for any harm that befalls the governor.
Gov. Oshiomhole had earlier alleged that the PDP in Edo state connived with some senior military officers under the 4 Brigade to rig the March 28 and April 11 elections.
On February 19, the Edo state government also claimed it had uncovered a plot by people it described as anti-democratic forces to carry out high-profile killings ahead of the March 28 and April 11 general elections.
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