The Edo State Police Command has said all persons involved in the death of police officer shot at Airport Road, Benin, would be arrested.
A statement by Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, said Inspector Onuh Akoh, was shot down during sporadic shooting on Thursday, in Benin.
Nwabuzor said the shooting incident occurred as former deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo arrived in the state to the welcome of their supporters.
The statement read, “It is the principal thing to rightly inform the law-abiding citizens of Edo State and the general public of the shooting incident that occurred along Airport Road, Benin City, on July 18 at about 1300hrs by hoodlums suspected to be political thugs.
“It was said that on the aforementioned date and time, Rt. Hon. Philip Shuaibu and Sen. Monday Okpebholo arrived at Benin Airport from the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, where their supporters in thousands rallied round to welcome them.
“Suddenly, some hoodlums suspected to be political thugs emerged from nowhere with guns and other dangerous weapons and started shooting sporadically. In the process, bullets hit a Police Inspector, Insp Onuh Akoh, a personnel of No. 45 Police Mobile Force Abuja attached to Sen. Monday Okpebholo.
“The Police Inspector gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital for treatment and his body deposited at the military hospital in Benin City.”
Naija News reported that Edo State government alleged that Shaibu and Okpebholo’s refusal to obey the Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye’s order was responsible for the death of late Inspector Akoh.
Special Adviser on Media to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, called on police to arrest Shaibu and Okpebholo for violent conduct.
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