The security post at the private residence of the impeached Edo state deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Sunday, April 14, demolished without notification, by a team from Government House, Benin and Edo Ministry of Roads and Bridges, barely a week after his removal.
While Shaibu was in office, the security post, by Benin Golf Course in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), was always very busy, but it became deserted immediately after last Monday’s removal of the then deputy governor.
Members of the demolition team, backed by fully-armed policemen and operatives of Edo without notice at Security Network, without resistance, quickly pulled down the expensive structures with a bulldozer, from 5 p.m.
A female resident of Shaibu’s compound, who spoke in confidence, insisted that there was no notice given to the erstwhile deputy governor, before the demolition, with the action described as barbaric and ridiculous.
Our reporter also gathered from some of Shaibu’s displeased neighbours and passersby, who identified the demolition team’s members as being from Government House, Benin, as not being happy with the inhuman exercise, but they pleaded not to be named.
Shaibu’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebomhiana Musa, declined to speak on the demolition.
It will be recalled that the impeached Edo deputy governor is optimistic of getting justice at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, over his illegal removal, ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the Southsouth state.
