The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21 Edo State governorship election, Monday Okpebholo was hospitalised after a brutal attack on him on Thursday, resulting in one casualty.
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, was on Thursday reportedly attacked on his way from Benin Airport, by people alleged to be members of Edo State Security Network and state-sponsored thugs led by Francis Inegbeniki.
According to a terse statement by the legislative aide to Okpebholo on Media and Communication, Godswill Inegbe, there was one casualty while the candidate and others who sustained injuries, had checked into a hospital for proper care.
“During the unprovoked brutal attack, three mobile policemen attached to the security detail of Senator Okpebholo were injured with bullets wound, while one of the policemen has been declared dead.
“Senator Monday Okpebholo is at this moment admitted in an undisclosed hospital in Benin receiving medical attention, and other members of his entourage who were victims of the brutal attack are in various hospitals in Benin City.”