Army officials, community leaders in war of words over killing of Edo APC member

BENIN—OFFICIALS of the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin City and the community members of one Mathew Adams, who was shot dead during Saturday’s ward congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, have engaged in a war of words, following denial of the killing by Army authorities.

Spokesman of the Brigade, Captain Abubakar Abdulahi, told journalists on telephone that, “We heard of the incident and the allegation that a soldier shot the person, but we have checked the personnel that we deployed to the state’s Operation Thunderstorm. We have checked all the ammunition with their serial numbers and found all of them complete.

“So, the allegation is not true that our men shot and killed the person and we have not also received any report of engagement from our men.”

But narrating their side of the story, the Okao of Isiwa, Dr. Samuel Aibueku, said: “One Prince called soldiers, who came in a Hilux Van 028  to the venue and started scaring people away and shooting. Before we knew it, somebody was on the ground and the boy is from

 

Army officials, community leaders in war of words over killing of Edo APC member