The office of the restored deputy governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has responded to the state government petition to the police as regards to the fracas at the vicinity of the Benin Airport last Thursday afternoon.
In the response signed by Comrade Ebomhiana Musa, Chief Press Secretary to the reinstated Edo State Deputy Governor on Sunday evening, he stated that the petition by the state government “is purely part of the panic and reactive measures being taken to cover up the heinous crime perpetuated by its illegal ‘state police’ operating under the cover of ‘state vigilalantee.’
“Obaseki has used his illegal ‘state police’ to commit executive murder, henceforth, he will know no peace. For a man who is expected to protect his people and their property but recklessly mauled down one of his subjects in the name of election, he shall sleep no more. The spirit of the late Inspector Akor will continue to hunt him as his blood cries for vengeance.”
According to him, “calling on the police authorities to investigate the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu and others is nothing but diversionary. It’s illogical for anyone to contemplate that Shaibu and his supporters will turn around to shoot and kill one of the police officers detailed to protect their gubernatorial candidate, Senator Monday Opkebholo.
“It was a day of joy for Shaibu and his numerous supporters, so, Obaseki knew it and typical of his person, he committed the havoc to put slur on the celebration and stain the white garment of Shaibu. It’s a common maxim in journalism that dog does not eat dog.
“The question the police authorities and well meaning Nigerians should be asking Obaseki is: why did he detail his state police, armed with AK riffles and pump action at the gates of the Benin Airport, to welcome his estranged Deputy or his arch political rival, Monday Opkevhbolo? Obaseki should be told in clear terms to handover his men who murdered Inspector Akor.”
