Edo election: Mercy Johnson’s husband, escapes assassination attempt

The husband to the famous Nollywood actress, and Member representing Esan North East/Esan South East Federal Constituency Prince Henry Okojie, has escaped assassination attempt.

Edo Central Coordinator for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Campaign escaped the attack following quick intervention of police personnel attached to him.

The incident happened at his residence on Friday, a day to Edo State gubernatorial election.

Confirming the incident, Michael Ihaza, his media aide opined via his facebook:

“ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ?

I hope you must have heard of the Assassination attempt on PRINCE life this morning?

Four men with a RIVERS STATE plate number on Lexus 470 who drove into his compound under the disguise of POLICE MEN tried to fire life out of the House Of Representatives member this morning!

Thank God they failed and two apprehended by our GALLANT OFFICERS attached to him and the animals are already making confessions!

Has it gotten to the point of making attempt to Assassinate Prince Odi Okojie?

Hear this; remember all that you are doing now you were taught by someone!

We know it better than you do

If you guys choose to go brutal we know the game better than you do!

Prince ODI OKOJIE is a No go area!

Don’t make that mistake again!

Our love for him is beyond Politics

We have tried to campaign and sell our candidate with all within us except taking people’s lives and we expect you to reciprocate.

Sell your candidate by all means also except a THREAT and ATTEMPT to LIFE!

We strongly condemn this devilish act and we are asking everyone involved to desist from it because a hit back won’t be funny!

Don’t ever try it again! Don’t!

Whether on #PRINCE_ODI_OKOJIE, Hon Prince Saturday Iyoha Hon Sam Oboh and every other APC LEADER/MEMBER, don’t let it repeat because the statement made by your Governor Godwin Obaseki that the country will burn may eventually happen!

I hope by the time all those names mentioned by the suspects are being handpicked you people won’t hang yourselves and call it witch hunting?

Let’s go and vote tomorrow quietly and whoever wins shall be congratulated!

We don’t want to hear this rough play on our LEADERS again. With all due respect!”

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