Yesterday, May 6, unidentified gunshots within the precinct
of the Edo State House of Assembly caused confusion at the Kings Square
in Benin City.
As it's unclear who was shooting, there
are several theories about what has happened. Some sources attributed
the incident to an accidental discharge from the gun of a police escort
said to be attached to a lawmaker, while others said the gunshots were
from some thugs hanging around the Assembly complex.
It was
gathered that the incident has forced some lawmakers, who had just risen
from the day’s plenary, to leave the Assembly premises in fear.
Meanwhile,
the political crisis in the Edo chapter of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) was said to be taking a toll on the House of Assembly,
with some legislators loyal to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu faction of the
party allegedly planning to defect with him to the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) very soon.
The development has heightened the already
charged political atmosphere, pitting the lawmakers loyal to Governor
Adams Oshiomhole and those loyal to the former Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN) leader, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu against each other
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