By Eben Enasco Kingsley, Benin City
An alleged assassination attempt on the Accord party flag bearer Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki has been foiled in Benin City by vigilant and resilient aides and neighbors.
It was gathered that the alleged assassins invaded his private residence on Sunday August 7 at wee hour of the night.
When our reporter scooped further on the incidence it was alleged that the perpetrators were from his counterpart party, the All Progressive Congress APC candidate, Mr Godwin OBASEKI.
Narrating the aborted incidents to our correspondents Dr. Don Pedro disclosed that on Sunday night, after a prolonged friendly conversation with an APC stalwart and former Vice Chancellor, Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma Professor Denis Agbonlahor, to advise the professor not to allow his party supporters mess up his compound when they held their scheduled rally on Monday, the wife of Professor Agbonlahor allegedly bullied and harassed Pedro Obaseki and went further to make series of calls to several unknown persons when they had that tensed argument which lasted for few moments.
Informed by Mrs. Agbonlahor’s calls him, don Pedro immediately alerted security agency who arrived the scene promptly and restore peace.
Shortly after the police left, a group of about 30 thugs wearing the t-shirts of Godwin Obaseki stormed the area, allegedly led by a certain Lawrence Orka, and the APC leader in Ward 7.
The armed brigands whom we were reliably informed came to Obazee Street where Don Pedro Obaseki resides around Upper Mission Road Axis, when they shoot sporadically to ward off any unknown advances probably insinuated by them.
The whole episode was generated from the visit to Professor Agbonlahor which led to the eventual assaults on Don Pedro as it’s on evidence recorded by secret CCTV footage.
Reportedly, it was leant that the video footage has been taken to the Security Agency for onward investigation.
Some Youths in the area who were sympathetic to Dr Pedro Obaseki came out to resist the intruders but they were over powered by the armed bandits who were hell bent with machetes and bottles which led to several injuries inflicted on his personal assistant and others .
As at the time of putting the report together Many of the wounded victims were receiving treatment in Rhd hospital located within the localities.
The hired assassins attempted to gain entrance into the compound of Don Pedro Obaseki but were resisted by the Personal Assistant of Don Pedro Obaseki, Mr. Ferdinand Orumwense.
The hired assassins then vented their anger on Mr. Ferdinand Orumwense as they pummeled him with several deep cuts his head as he tries to defend his boss.
Dr Pedro Obaseki escaped by mere whisker as his assailants gainedentrance into his compound.
Dr Pedro Obaseki who was a former gubernatorial aspirant of the APC and later cross carpet when he noticed he could barely stand a chance to nip the sole ticket when he deflected to the Accord Party having alleged unfair treatment in the Party by its leaders because his cousin, Godwin Obaseki was clearly favored by the incumbent Governor of the state to win the party primaries.
Only recently he endorsed Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the PDP as he has become one of the campaign monster that perhaps sounds a major threat to the party he left earlier.
In view of this, there have been series of death threats from certain APC leaders who he alleged may have been angry that he may have revealed the party secretes to the opposition party to the detriment.of its candidate.
When contacted for comments, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike confirmed the incidence while adding that they have taking swift measure to investigate the matter.
