Edo State government has sounded the alarm over threat to Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s life as it alleged that an unidentified aircraft has been hovering over the Governor’s country home, in Iyamoh, Auchi.
The Edo State Government wondered what could have warranted an aerial surveillance of the chief executive of an opposition state coming after a contingent of troops were reportedly stationed around Governor Oshiomhole’s private residence.
Commissioner of Information and Orientation in Edo State, Mr. Louis Odion, who sounded this alert, warned that President Goodluck, as the leader of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would bear responsibility if any harm befell Oshiomhole.
“Even as all peace-loving citizens of Nigeria are still rejoicing and the international community happy over the relative peace witnessed nationwide after APC presidential candidate was formally declared winner of the March 28 elections, we note with grave concern that some anti-democratic forces seem bent on fomenting trouble in Edo State by embarking on acts of sheer provocation.
“At about 6p.m. 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 a few minutes after the comrade 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 Comrade 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 comrade governor’s private residence in Iyamoh,” he said and noted that the Army authority in Benin explained that it was part of the security arrangement for the March 28 election.
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