Police invite Akpata, Edo LP chairman over UNIBEN violence, shooting

The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party , Olumide Akpata , over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin , Ugbowo Campus, last Friday.The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party , Olumide Akpata , over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin , Ugbowo Campus, last Friday.

Also invited is the state chairman of the LP, Kelly Ogbaloi, who confirmed receipt of a police invitation on the issue. “The police ought to have done their background checks; his being honoured by UNIBEN had nothing to do with our party secretariat. So, I don’t know why I am being asked to come along with him to the Police Command Headquarters in Benin. However, I will honour the invitation.”

A statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, UNIBEN said: “The management of the university has condemned, in strong terms, reported violence during the visit of the Edo State Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata, on invitation by the Senior Staff Club of the institution.

Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the presidency of working against the party’s suspended National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The Edo State Police Command, yesterday, formally invited the governorship candidate of the Labour Party , Olumide Akpata, over alleged security breaches, involving shootings at the University of Benin , Ugbowo Campus, last Friday.A Nigeria Child Labour survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that about 39.2 per cent of children in Nigeria are trapped in forced labour.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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