Edo Commissioner Of Police Debunks Report Of Attack On Oshiomhole’s Residence

LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. DanMallam Muhammed, has denied reports of attack on the residence of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
The Chief Press Secretary to the former Governor, Simon Ebegbulem, had raised the alarm the unknown hoodlums attacked the Benin residence of Oshiomhole located in the Okoroutun area of GRA Saturday evening.
Ebegbulem alleged that the attackers were sent by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in his desperation to secure a second term as Governor.
He however said that the attackers were repelled by APC youths loyal to Oshiomhole who mobilised to his residence.
But, the State Commissioner of Police, DanMallam Mohammed, in his reaction, said there was no attack on Oshiomhole’s residence.
Mohammed who spoke in a telephone interview, said: “the one that happened was on [Friday], and there was no attack on Oshiomhole’s residence.
“He (Oshiomhole) visited the Oba of Benin and we escorted him to the airport and he thanked us for the security of the State.
“You know, when his Excellency (Obaseki) visited him (Oshiomhole) during Sallah, he said people capital on issues to make money and create problems when there are none. No body attacked Oshiomhole’s house, we should have seen physical evidence,” he said.
On his part, the Special Adviser to Governor Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, described the allegation against Obaseki as false.
Osagie said he was not “aware of any such attack” and there was no information to them “that Oshiomhole was even in town.”

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