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Edo APC Deputy Chairman Jarret Tenebe
Less than 48 hours before the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) election, the state Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, was arrested allegedly on the orders of the deputy governor of Edo State, Hon Philip Shaibu.
Tenebe was said to have been arrested in his Ikabigbo home town, Etsako West local government area.
It was learnt that the Edo APC Vice Chairman, a popular mobilizer for the APC and strong loyalist of the former state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had allegedly in a recent video accused the deputy governor of sundry issues.
In a press conference in Benin City on Tuesday, the APC alleged that the state government planned to rig Saturday’s election, using thugs in various disguises.
The state chairman of the party, Col David Imuse (red), and the Assistant Publicity Secretary of the APC, Ofure Osehobo, both confirmed the arrest.
Latest reports however indicate that Tenebe has regained his freedom.
This is even as the state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, said in a statement that Tenebe was arrested over alleged illegal possession of arms, invasion of INEC office in Edo. He disclosed that Tenebe was arrested alongside a retired officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by name Akeem Zibiri. (Based on reports by Nigerian Tribune and Vanguard)
