The Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mr Justin Okonoboh, on Friday evening escaped assassination attempt at Igueben Local Government Area of the state.
Okonoboh (APC Igueben constituency) made this known when he briefed newsmen in Benin on Saturday.
He thanked his backup driver for shading him from the assassins.
“On my way back from my constituency at about 5.00 p.m. on Friday where I went to settle some land issues, my aide in the escort van called me from his phone that we should be on the alert that a Toyota Camry was chasing us.
“When we looked back, the car was behind my back up Hilux van. The Camry wanted to overtake the Hilux to block me but the driver did not allow them.
“The Toyota Camry struggled with the Hilux for about five kilometres and they almost crashed but did not give up.
“The policemen inside the Hilux van fired a shot into the…
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