Soldiers besieged Oshiomhole's country home

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(Nigeria) Tension heightened in Edo State on Thursday, over alleged deployment of  soldiers to the country home of Governor Adams Oshiomhole, in Iyamoh, Auchi in Etsakor West Local Government  Area of the state, to "intimidate him on the election day."
This came as there were reports that the Army high command in Abuja had drafted a special covert unit to APC strongholds in Edo North and Edo South senatorial zones to work against the ruling party in the state.
According to a statement by Edo Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Mr. Louis Odion, last night, the aim was to manipulate the election's outcome allegedly in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Said Odion: "Family members of the governor were shocked to find his country home taken over by soldiers this afternoon. When asked, the invading force said they were acting on orders from above. We also have it on good authority that the Army high command in Abuja had sent some soldiers to Edo State on what they described as 'special operations'.
“In order not to arouse suspicion, these soldiers were told to dress in suits and pose as DSS operatives and station themselves at polling units on election day, particularly in areas seen as All Progressives Congress, APC strongholds. They were told to harass and possibly detain polling agents of the All Progressives Congress, APC in order to clear the ground for rigging by agents of PDP who would be wearing special hand bands. It is a rehash of the rigging manual implemented in Ekiti last year.
"Two days ago, our campaign jingle on Channel Television in which Oshiomhole endorsed General Muhammadu Buhari was stopped abruptly after few exposures on orders from above.
"For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to use this medium to tell the Army high command that Oshiomhole cannot be intimidated even with whole might of the Nigerian Army from insisting on the application of the principle of 'One Man, One Vote' on the election day.
“We hope that as patriots, officers and men on the Nigerian Army will not allow themselves to be used by political desperadoes to truncate this democracy," he added.

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