Tension Escalates In Edo As Suspected Thugs Take Over LG Secretariat, Prevent Council Boss From Accessing Office

The New Diplomat
Writer

Ad

Tinubu Departs Brazil for Nigeria After State Visit

By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded a three-day state visit to Brazil, departing the country for Abuja on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The New Diplomat reports that the presidential jet took off from Brasília International Airport Air Force Base, with a ceremonial send-off attended by Brazil’s Secretary for Africa and the Middle…

President’s son jailed 6 years in fraud case as power tussle soars in Equatorial Guinea

• Two brothers at war over who succeeds Nguema Mbasogo By Obinna Uballa An Equatorial Guinea court has sentenced Ruslan Obiang Nsue, son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, to six years in prison for illegally selling a plane belonging to the state airline, Ceiba Intercontinental, a case analysts say reflects growing rivalry within the…

Details: Why Roosevelt Ogbonna Quit Access HoldCo board

• He remains Bank MD, Says Access By Obinna Uballa Access Holdings Plc has explained that Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, resigned from the Board of the HoldCo to comply with regulatory guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The company, in a statement signed…

Ad

By Abiola Olawale

Tension has begun to escalate in Edo State as persons suspected to be political thugs have reportedly taken over the secretariat of the Oredo Local Government Area of the state.

The Chairman of the Ordeo LGA, Tom Obaseki raised this alarm when he addressing a press conference, describing how thugs prevented him from resuming work at the Secretariat.

Obaseki who accused the said thugs of allegedly preventing him from accessing his office said the situation is fast deteriorating in the state.

He said the suspected thugs were purportedly armed with weapons and they took up strategic positions at the secretariat, chanting solidarity songs.

He added that it was the development that prevented him from resuming work despite the court judgment.

Obaseki stated: “I came here to continue my work as elected chairman of Oredo Local Government. I met a whole lot of thugs who have already overtaken the council.

“This is a very disturbing trend. We are calling on the security agencies to arrest the situation. What is important is that we have a restraining order.”

It would be recalled that the 18 council chairmen and their deputies were suspended by the Edo State House of Assembly following a petition by Governor Monday Okpebholo in which he accused them of alleged insubordination and gross misconduct.

However, the Edo State High Court, in a ruling last Friday, nullified the suspension.

Ad

X whatsapp