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From Tony Osauzo, Edo
Suspected thugs yesterday in Benin,Edo State beat and stripped naked the Chief Executive Officer of Hosamudia Farm, Don Pedro Obaseki.
Pedro Obaseki, former Managing Director of DAAR Communications, was said to have been attacked at Uwa Primary School where he went to play football.
In a viral video, Pedro Obaseki, a cousin to former Governor Godwin Obaseki, was seen kneeling at the Oba Palace gate.
The suspected thugs told the palace guards that they brought in an Oghion(enemy) of the Oba.
Some Palace Chiefs who addressed the suspected thugs spoke in Bini language.
They said the Oba was going to the Holy Arousa church for Thanksgiving service to mark the end of the Igue festival.
“Today is Thanksgiving day at the Holy Arousa. We don’t want any trouble. If there is anybody that counted himself as enemy of the Oba, allow him and see how he will end up”, one of the Chiefs said.
The Chiefs later took him in despite protest by the thugs.
Reacting to the incident, the immediate past governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in a statement, described it as a grave violation of fundamental human rights and a reckless disregard for the rule of law.
“I call on security agencies to immediately investigate this matter thoroughly and transparently, identify those responsible for this barbaric act and ensure they are held accountable in accordance with the law. A situation where thugs and non-state actors appear to freely take the law into their own hands on behalf of high-profile individuals and those in positions of authority can only result in one outcome, a degeneration into a state of anarchy, which will do no one no good.
