The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, September 2, alleged that the road crash involving the entourage of former Edo State Governor and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on a trip to a campaign event on Tuesday was cleverly arranged to kill him.
1st News had reported that two policemen had lost their lives while two other personnel were injured when a truck rammed into the former Governor’s convoy at Oluku junction on his way to Usen, Ovia South West Local Government Area, for a scheduled APC campaign event.
In its statement issued, the APC state Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr Chris Azebamwan, alleged that the crash was a ‘premeditated plot’ to take the life of Oshiomhole who he said ‘has been a thorn in the flesh of the PDP” since his return from Abuja to join the electioneering campaign of Osagie Ize-Iyamu.’
Azebamwan detailed the previous events where the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, and his Deputy, Mr Philip Shaibu, had both threatened and orchestrated attacks on Oshiomhole says the context leaves no doubt on the intention of the deliberate incident.
‘Today, (Tuesday) the entourage of Adams Oshiomhole making its way to Usen, Ovia South West, was rammed into by a trailer which, as described by members of the entourage and other eye-witnesses, deliberately veered off its lane in an apparent mission to take the life of the former Governor.
‘From all indications, including factual accounts from members of the entourage and other eye-witnesses, the unfortunate crash which took place at Oluku Junction Edo, was a plotted and near-successful assassination attempt.
‘Without preempting the investigation of the Police, we have no doubt on the identity of those responsible for this dark, heartless, and evil plot which led to the death of two excellent police officers.
‘There is only one man in Edo State who hates the presence and any other thing that signifies the person of Adams Oshiomhole. It is this same person who, flanked by his deputy, said before cameras collecting feeds for national news, that they enjoy immunity and that they will deal with anyone who crosses their path, specifically Adams Oshiomhole.
‘This same man, in a disgraceful outburst last month, declared that ‘If they want violence, we will show them violence’ before charging a group of assembled thugs to go on the rampage and execute his barbaric and brutal mandate because they are the ones in government.
‘And so, upon the failure of this many atrocious attempts, this man, in his desperate heartlessness, decided to pull his most brazen and final idea—to take the life of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and cleverly arrange it to be an accident,’ the statement said.
