Afrigather The Philip Shaibu Marketing campaign Organisation has opened up on the assault on its marketing campaign official at a suya spot in Ekpoma, placing the blame on a rival PDP governorship aspirant.
The Shaibu marketing campaign, nevertheless, left a cloud of thriller over the identification of the assault because it didn’t determine the PDP governorship aspirant it claimed to have been behind the assault.
The Shaibu marketing campaign in a press release issued by Chief Sunday Okumayin on the assault, stated:
“The Philip Shaibu Marketing campaign Group is deeply troubled by the current assault on the marketing campaign car belonging to our Principal, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, in Ekpoma, Esan West Native Authorities Space of Edo State. Sponsored people affiliated with a PDP aspirant launched a violent assault on the car, pushed by the coordinator of the marketing campaign in Esan West, Mr. Otoide Abas.
“The incident occurred shortly after Mr. Otoide concluded a productive assembly with Ward 10 (Illeh) PDP devoted. On his method to meet different supporters in Ekpoma, he made a fast cease on the native market sq. to buy some beef barbecue (Suya).
“It was throughout this harmless second {that a} white Hummer bus, labeled “Ameosa Motors,” all of the sudden appeared, the place some closely armed hoodlums numbering about seven emerged from it, creating worry and panic by capturing indiscriminately.
Elaborating on the assault, the Shaibu marketing campaign stated:
“Mr. Otoide reported that the identical car and occupants had earlier visited Illeh after the assembly, the place they maliciously vandalized the chairs and canopies used for the gathering. The hoodlums then took their time to completely destroy the Philip Shaibu Marketing campaign car, firing a number of photographs at it whereas Mr. Otoide and others sought security.
“Investigations have revealed that the bus utilized by the assailants was the identical one which transported thugs accompanying the stated PDP aspirant to the Uchi Day celebration in Auchi final week.
