Ex-LG boss to Okpebholo: Okpekpe Community under siege
” Attoh, while calling on the Governor to intervene, stated that farmers could no longer access their farms and ordinary residents travel because of the fear of being kidnapped.
By Henry Obetta Former Local government Chairman of Estako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Princess Benedicta Attoh has decried the worsening security situation in Okpekpe Community, particularly along the Ebelle–Amughe and Ebelle–Uzanu roads and surrounding communities while appealing to the Governor Monday Okpebholo and relevant security agencies to intervene and secure the community.
If someone who has served her community and is familiar with the terrain can feel this vulnerable in her own home, one can only imagine the level of fear being experienced by ordinary residents, particularly women, children and the elderly.
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