Precisely two months after he narrowly
escaped death following an attack on his convoy at Auchi area, Edo State
Governor, Adams Oshiomhole again came under attack by yet to be
identified gunmen while his campaign train stopped at Usen town, Ovia
South West Local Government Area of the state.
Oshiomhole had paid the customary homage
to the Onogie of Usen, His Royal Highness Oluogbe II at his palace
where he received a rousing welcome from the monarch and the council of
chiefs as well a tumultuous crowd of well-wishers gathered outside the
palace.
At about 6pm, Oshiomhole’s convoy left
the palace. It had not travelled too far down the road when it ran into a
barricade. Naturally, the security details attached to the governor
came down to remove the bar. As they were clearing it, tens of heavily
armed thugs emerged from nowhere and opened fire on the governor for
several seconds.
Dutifully, the brave security details
attached to the governor, supported by an additional contingent of
regular policemen deployed to maintain law and order, rose to the
occasion. They were able to shield the governor, key government
functionaries and others including leaders of Edo Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN) to safety without sustaining any human casualties.
But several official vehicles including
Toyota Landcruisers, Hilux pick-up van and Toyota Corolla saloon car
were either badly damaged or riddled with bullets.
Apparently annoyed that they missed their target, the thugs later descended on the near-by police post and vandalised it.
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