Senator Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, has been hospitalized following an attack on his convoy by suspected political thugs in Benin City.
The incident resulted in the death of a policeman in Okpebholo’s convoy, with two others sustaining injuries.
Godswill Inegbe, Legislative Aide to Okpebholo responsible for Media & Communication, disclosed the details in a statement on Thursday evening, which was circulated on various WhatsApp platforms.
Inegbe stated, “This afternoon, the motorcade of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC governorship candidate, was brutally attacked by members of Edo State Security Network and state government-sponsored thugs.
During the unprovoked brutal attack, three mobile policemen attached to the security detail of Senator Okpebholo were injured with bullet wounds, and one of the policemen has tragically died.”
He continued, “Senator Monday Okpebholo is currently 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.”
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