There was confusion at the Edo State Magistrates’ courts in Benin, the state capital, on Wednesday, when some soldiers reportedly beat up some officials of the Edo State Committee on War Against Indiscipline.
The soldiers were also said to have stormed the premises of the Edo State Magistrates’ court complex on Sapele road at about 1pm and foiled an attempt by the WAI officials to arraign four persons for allegedly beating traffic.
It was learnt that the soldiers, allegedly attached to Setraco, a
construction firm, drove into the court premises in two Hilux vehicle
and threatened menacingly with their riffles, causing policemen and
courts officials to flee the court premises to take cover.
It was gathered that the soldiers had earlier raided the office of
the agency on Ezoti Street and the Ministry of Works, after a woman, who
was among those arrested, put a call across to someone.
The Chairman of WAI, Mr. David Olukoga, said two officials of the
agency, including an elderly man, were hospitalised due to injuries
sustained during the incident.
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