Panic as powerful deputy gov faces assassination, details emerge

• Philip Shaibu, the impeached deputy governor of Edo instruct who turned into now no longer too long in the past reinstated, has survived an assassination attack in Benin, the instruct capital
• Shaibu, who turned into being accompanied by the APC governorship candidate in the September governorship election in the instruct, turned into attacked on the airport avenue on Thursday, July 18
• The attack took place barely 24 hours after the court docket reverted his sacking as the deputy governor of the instruct

Comrade Philip Shaibu, the reinstated deputy governor of Edo instruct, turned into attacked by gunmen in Benin City, the instruct capital, on Thursday, July 18.

Shaibu’s convoy turned into attacked on Airport Side twin carriageway, where the APC governorship candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, accompanied him.

Day-to-day Belief reported that in the future of the attack, the assailants killed a policeman in the convoy and injured several others, along side Okpebholo, who turned into hospitalised.

When did Shaibu advance beneath assassination?

In line with The Punch, the attack befell rapidly after Okpebholo and others arrived in Benin City from Abuja on a chartered flight.

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A Federal High Court in Abuja voided Shaibu’s impeachment as deputy governor on Wednesday, July 17, nonetheless the Edo instruct Home of Assembly appealed the judgment.

The gunmen opened fire on the convoy on the airport exit gate, prompting a reprisal from the safety info linked to Shaibu and Okpebholo.

Distress in Benin as Shaibu survives assassination

The incident prompted frequent alarm, with retail outlets and workplaces closing and motorists forsaking their autos to search safety.

The police are investigating the incident nonetheless beget now no longer confirmed any info but.

Safety has been beefed up on the deputy governor’s blueprint to forestall extra attacks.

When is Edo governorship election?

The attack is coming barely two months before the instruct’s September governorship election. Shaibu had contested the governorship election of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) and emerged as the party’s gubernatorial candidate at a parallel major.

On the other hand, the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Commission (INEC) did no longer recognise his candidature. He earlier challenged the PDP major on the court docket nonetheless misplaced.

Primate Ayodele predicts Ondo, Edo elections

Legit.ng earlier reported that Promate Elijah Ayodele shared prophecies pertaining to the Edo and Ondo instruct governorship elections scheduled for September and November 2024.

The cleric said the PDP wouldn’t support its seat in Edo after the election, adding that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa would overcome all odds to live in vitality in Ondo.

Ayodele also predicted that there can be excessive level of corruption beneath President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and reproduction editor at Legit.ng.

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