Edo State Police Command has arrested the state Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, on Thursday, on the orders of the deputy governor of Edo State, Hon Philip Shaibu.
The arrest of Tenebe was confirmed by the state chairman of the party, Col David Imuse (retd), and the Assistant Publicity Secretary of the APC, Ofure Osehobo.
Tenebe was arrested in his Ikabigbo home town, Etsako West local government area without any disclosed reasons.
On Tuesday, in a press conference in Benin City, the APC alleged that the state government was planning to rig Saturday’s election, using thugs in various forms
Recall that the Edo APC Vice Chairman, a very close political associate and strong loyalist of the former state governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had made recent allegations of wrongdoing against the deputy governor.
Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor voiding not be reached for confirmation as the calls to his mobile telephone line did not connect.
