Tension heightened in Edo State yesterday over alleged deployment of armed soldiers to the country home of Edo Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, in Iyamoh, Auchi in Etsakor West local government area ostensibly to intimidate him on the election day.
There are also reports that the Army high command in Abuja has drafted a special covert unit to All Progressives Congress (APC) strongholds in Edo North and Edo South senatorial zones to work against the ruling party in the state.
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