“What I expect the police to be doing now is to recover the arms and ammunition in the hands of these vigilantes which the governor gave to them.
REINSTATED deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shiabu on Tuesday countered Governor Godwin Obaseki’s position to return the suspended Edo State Security Network to the streets after the September 21 governorship election, accusing the governor of taking actions that could cause chaos in the state by the time he leaves office on November 12.
The governor had after the State Security Council meeting for October, on Monday said that since the election was over, the vigilante would be brought back for the anticipated rise in accidents and criminal activities during the ’ember’ months among other reasons. “Every citizen of this country has the right to protest and also protect his interest, the PDP protested to the INEC office, and today, APC also protested at the place to ensure that there is no tampering with election materials but he wants to use the vigilante to intimidate people.
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