One Mrs. Oghosa Ejemai, has threatened to sue the Edo State Government and push for a compensation of N100 million over assault on her by government officials which led to the loss of her seven-week-old pregnancy, P.M. News reports.
The woman also claimed to have sustained injuries, as well as lost her goods during the alleged attack.
Ejemai, on Thursday, while being presented to newsmen by the Publicity Secretary of the Edo State chapter of the PDP, Chris Nehikhare, at the state secretariat of the party, spoke in Benin, narrating her ordeal with the said officials.
“I was at my shop on 14, Mission Road, Benin City, at about 5:00p.m. on February 2, 2016, when some people led by the Commissioner stormed my shop and started packing my wares.”
According to her, the Commissioner was that of Transport, Mr. Isimeme Iriogbe, whom she reportedly singled out.
She said Iriogbe was the one who supervised her alleged beating and assault along with his staff, adding that, in an attempt to prevent the Commissioner and his team from taking her goods, she was slapped and hit.
She said, “They tried to push me into a vehicle, hit my head and fired shots into the air. People came to my aid that day.
“I was taken to the Benin Central Hospital after which I reported the case at Oba Market Police Station.
“The third day, I started bleeding. So I went to the hospital. At the hospital, the doctor confirmed that I had lost my seven-week-old pregnancy.
“When they called me to come and pick my goods, I only saw about five per cent of the goods taken from my shop. They told me to take whatever was available as they don’t usually release seized goods.”
The Edo PDP’s spokesman, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, commenting on the plight of the woman, said members of the PDP could not fold their arms and watch Governor Oshiomhole and his agents unleash terror on the people of the state.
But reacting, the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Iriogbe, said Ejemai was trading along the walkway and had attacked officials who came to clear the walkway of traders and their wares.
“She was trading along the walkway and she accosted the officials that were clearing the walkway.
“She almost tore the dress of one of the women who was removing the wares. By going to the PDP for her press conference, it means her blocking the walkway was political.
“I expect her to be at the court and we shall meet there because the court is for everybody.
“I acted decently and I did not beat her,” the Commissioner was quoted to have said.
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