Former Governor of Edo State and former National Chairman of All Progressive, (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomole, was on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 involved in a car accident.
The crash which happened when a vehicle ran into Oshiomole’s convoy around Oluku junction in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area claiming the lives of two policemen attached to Oshiomole’s convoy.
The report of the incident was contained in a statement released by his media aide Victor Oshioke on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.
The statement claims that the incident was an assassination attempt targeted at Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
“It is pertinent to state, without fear of contradiction, that the convoy of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was maintaining legal speed limits when this incident occurred.
“This explains why the trailer travelling in the same direction, overran the Hilux truck off the road and still hit the SUV carrying Comrade Oshiomhole, causing substantial damage.
“Without prejudice to police investigations, eyewitnesses account of the incident suggest, and we believe rightly too, that this was an assassination attempt, targeting Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,”
Reacting to the incident, the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, commiserate with the former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the APC over the incident involving their security aides and top chieftains of the party.
This was also contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media Communication and Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said the Governor however prayed to God to grant the departed soul eternal rest and wish the injured quick recovery.
He said: “I received the news of the accident with shock and commiserate with the former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the candidate of the APC in the forthcoming Governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu over the very unfortunate incident involving their security aides and top chieftains of the party in the campaign team.”
Yemisi Oreoluwa
