EDO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SPEAKER FOR FORGERY

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The ancient city of Benin, the capital of Edo State reportedly came under intense tension on Thursday, 16 October, 2014 following the  arrest of the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Uyi Igbe, and two other lawmakers over allegation of forgery
According to Vanguard report, the three lawmakers were detained by the anti graft agency for alleged forgery of the signature of one of PDP lawmakers, Rasaq Momoh, during the impeachment of Deputy Speaker of the House, Festus Ebea.
It was gathered that the trio were arrested and detained on Wednesday after they had travelled to Abuja on Monday on the invitation of the EFCC.
However, the detention of the lawmakers resulted into protest in Benin yesterday led by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Kabiru Adjoto.

Speaking on the situation while addressing journalists at the Legislative Quarters, Ihama Road, Benin City on Thursday, Adjoto vowed that they would stage a one million man march in Abuja, if the lawmakers were not released earnest. He described the continued arrest and detention of the three lawmakers as unfortunate situation.
The lawmaker also condemned the EFCC for allowing itself to be turned into a tool for the PDP to use to witch hunt APC lawmakers in Edo State.
“If they kill our principal officers, we will fight with our blood,” Adjoto warned.
He also alleged that there is a plot by the EFCC and the PDP to eliminate the arrested lawmakers, warning that the EFCC should be ready to kill the entire Edo people if anything went wrong with their principal officers.
It was gathered that the speaker, who is the son of the Iyase of Benin Kingdom (Prime Minister), is said to have fainted twice at the EFCC cell in Abuja after he was allegedly tortured.

“As I speak with you, the EFCC has arrested the speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, the Majority Leader, Philip Shaibu, Chief whip, Folly Ogedengbe. They were arrested Wednesday and as we speak they are being kept under very inhuman co

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