According to punchng.com Members of the Edo State House of Assembly on Monday recounted their ordeal in the hands of political thugs that attacked their quarters in Benin on Saturday.
Two of them – Folly Ogedengbe and Adjoto Kabiru – who were among those that took turns to speak during Monday’s plenary, said the attackers operated like Boko Haram insurgents.
Others accused the Peoples Democratic Party leadership in the state of sponsoring the mayhem and alleged that the state police command was complicit in the crime.
Ogedengbe, who spoke under matter of urgent public importance, said, “The armed thugs came in a Boko Haram style and shot sporadically at every building they saw.”
He added that his 85-year-old mother was in his home when the hoodlums shot his bedroom windows and at every door in his apartment for over 25 minutes.
The lawmaker added, “I thought the world was coming to an end. But the Almighty God saved me and my family. In fact, My 85-year-old mother was inside my home with me.
“The attack was initiated by PDP leaders and some of them are already celebrating their victory on television.”
In his contribution, Kabiru said the attackers came “in a commando-like manner” in batches. Read more punchng.com
