The popular Oliha Market in Benin City, Edo State, was thrown into confusion on Wednesday as thugs invaded the market and chased away both traders and customers.

The thugs are alleged to be loyal to the state government and Peoples Democratic Party.

They are said to have barred anyone from selling goods in the market, according to some traders, who spoke with SaharaReporters.

The people claimed the thugs were infuriated because a trader in the market was seen with Adams Oshiomhole of the All Progressives Congress.

"I was asked to send a woman away from the market because she was seen with Oshiomhole during campaign.

"They then said I should mobilise traders to follow Obaseki to PDP and vote for him but I told them that everybody had the choice to vote for whoever they want.

"Suddenly today, over 10 PDP thugs in the area came into the market and started shooting sporadically.

"Everybody had to run for their lives. As it is now, nobody has been able to return to the market," Chief Sunny Erahengbo, Chief Security Officer of the market, narrated to SaharaReporters.

He added that the thugs were escorted by some police operatives.

He urged the state police command to ensure the safety of residents in the community.

"The Commissioner of Police should please do the needful and secure our lives and our traders.

"The police should take action before things turn around and people are being killed," Erahengbo added.

ojbaba95:

He added that the thugs were escorted by some police operatives.

He urged the state police command to ensure the safety of residents in the community.

ojbaba95:
When Omonoba was warning Philip Shaibu publicly, some were shouting partisanship. Oba of Benin knows exactly danger species among them all. PDP are merely crying foul just to nail Oshiomole and APC .

joelbooks:
PDP and thuggery... video evidence as market women panicked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGFcuHOREdM

garfield1:
Where is okuta and unigrad and eriokanmi that claimed that most people in Benin city are pro pdp

NextGovernor:
APC can do anything. They can organise thugs in PDP uniform just to claim false presentation. They are wicked.

NextGovernor:
APC can do anything. They can organise thugs in PDP uniform just to claim false presentation. They are wicked.

He added that the thugs were escorted by some police operatives.

He urged the state police command to ensure the safety of residents in the community.

"The Commissioner of Police should please do the needful and secure our lives and our traders.

iokpebholo:
Jesus.Thunder fire all Sahara reporters and their lieing mechine

Eriokanmi:
leave them

"I was asked to send a woman away from the market because she was seen with Oshiomhole during campaign.

"They then said I should mobilise traders to follow Obaseki to PDP and vote for him but I told them that everybody had the choice to vote for whoever they want.

"Suddenly today, over 10 PDP thugs in the area came into the market and started shooting sporadically.

"Everybody had to run for their lives. As it is now, nobody has been able to return to the market," Chief Sunny Erahengbo, Chief Security Officer of the market, narrated to SaharaReporters.

He added that the thugs were escorted by some police operatives.

He urged the state police command to ensure the safety of residents in the community.

"The Commissioner of Police should please do the needful and secure our lives and our traders.

"The police should take action before things turn around and people are being killed," Erahengbo added

Eriokanmi:
mtcheew. Only outsiders would think obaseki is violent. We edo people know on whose sides the thugs are, those who sponsored the invasion of police in the edo House of assembly in an unlawful manner just to install the lawmakers whose seats have since been declared vacant for failing to appear for inauguration within the legally and constitutionally stipulated period. Those who went and shot at the pdp vehicles, those who went to oba Palace to shoot and kabaka was seen bragging in the viral video that he was the one behind the attack. If I was the judge I'd have awarded 1b naira against the police for being used in the edo assembly invasion. APC can do anything to disrupt this election, including sponsring thugs and claim it was pdp who orchestrated their activities , which is what we are seeing now because they know this election won't favour them. We expect to see worse drama in coming days. You know what, this isn't the time for stories. Obaseki is winning this election. The same market women whom obaseki sold shops hijacked from Oshomole to, at ridiculously low amount after Oshomole had put the shops up for sale at the rate of 1m naira each? Same market women who were campaigning for obaseki alongside edo NURTW?

I'm busy right now , preparing my wards for the election, just came back from the octal govt chair's office. Make una no distract me abeg. We have gone far beyond this. All we are praying for is for the election to hold.

ojbaba95:
The popular Oliha Market in Benin City, Edo State, was thrown into confusion on Wednesday as thugs invaded the market and chased away both traders and customers.

The thugs are alleged to be loyal to the state government and Peoples Democratic Party.

They are said to have barred anyone from selling goods in the market, according to some traders, who spoke with SaharaReporters.

The people claimed the thugs were infuriated because a trader in the market was seen with Adams Oshiomhole of the All Progressives Congress.

"I was asked to send a woman away from the market because she was seen with Oshiomhole during campaign.

"They then said I should mobilise traders to follow Obaseki to PDP and vote for him but I told them that everybody had the choice to vote for whoever they want.

"Suddenly today, over 10 PDP thugs in the area came into the market and started shooting sporadically.

"Everybody had to run for their lives. As it is now, nobody has been able to return to the market," Chief Sunny Erahengbo, Chief Security Officer of the market, narrated to SaharaReporters.

He added that the thugs were escorted by some police operatives.

He urged the state police command to ensure the safety of residents in the community.

"The Commissioner of Police should please do the needful and secure our lives and our traders.

"The police should take action before things turn around and people are being killed," Erahengbo added



http://saharareporters.com/2020/09/09/election-thugs-invade-market-edo-chase-away-traders-supporting-apc

AgbariOjukwu1:
Is this how to eradicate Godfatherism? By intimidating the people?

garfield1:



Are you ok? Obaseki isn't violent but the oba accused shuaibu of thuggery,apc supporters were attacked in ogbe? Who brought thugs to remove the roof of the assembly? Which thugs are threatening elected officials to join pdp?

NextGovernor:


We all know the political party police escorts to commit crime in Nigeria. APC can do anything. They can organise thugs in PDP uniform just to claim false presentation. They are wicked.

Your head dey there

Trust them to turn the truth upside down

They play politics with everything

Tueh

garfield1:



Are you ok? Obaseki isn't violent but the oba accused shuaibu of thuggery,apc supporters were attacked in ogbe? Who brought thugs to remove the roof of the assembly? Which thugs are threatening elected officials to join pdp?

Eriokanmi:
what do you mean by the "are you OK"? Must you make your points without passing insults? Now I can confirm what several members here have said about your rudeness, yet you'd be the first to start calling on seun, mynd44 and Lalasticlala on someone who hit you back, not knowing you started it. I don't need to say such to you in return.Here's supposed to be for the mature minds where decorom is key.