Perpetrators ‘ll be brought to book, Obaseki assures families of election violence victims in Edo

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has visited the families of people that were killed during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.

The governor who made this known via his Twitter page on Monday, said police have commenced investigating the unfortunate incident to bring the perpetrators of the evil acts to justice.

The victims were the late Festus Idahosa, 33 years old, and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Owie, a 43-year-old mother of three.

Governor Godwin Obaseki and the victims families. Photo credit: Obaseki Twitter handle

Obaseki expressed sadness that such sort of electoral violence still happens at this stage of development.

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Obaseki tweeted, “Today, I visited the families of two persons who were allegedly killed while exercising their franchise at their polling units during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.

“The victims include the late Festus Idahosa, 33 years old, and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Owie, a 43-year-old mother of three. It’s sad that this sort of electoral violence still happens at this stage of our development.

“We condole with the families of the deceased persons. The police have already commenced investigation to bring the perpetrators of the evil acts to justice.”

It's sad that this sort of electoral violence still happens at this stage of our development. We condole with the families of the deceased persons. The police have already commenced investigation to bring the perpetrators of the evil acts to justice. 3/3 pic.twitter.com/IkBIMJzKgb

— Godwin Obaseki (GGO) (@GovernorObaseki) February 27, 2023