Six persons have been arrested and detained at the Zone 5 Police Headquarters, Benin City, over alleged plot to assassinate one Etionosa Ighodalo of Iyowa community in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State.
Police said the suspects were to carry out the plot on July 4.
They were said to have plan the assassination plot at the shrine of a native doctor where they also sought for voodoo power and spiritual protection.
Spokesman for Zone 5, Emeka Iheanacho, gave names of the suspects as Osahon Iserhienrhien, Monday Idele, Uhunoma Idele, Iyobo Iyamu, Odion Omwamghe and Augustine Igbinovia.
Iheanacho said the principal suspect, Osahon Iserhienrhien along with other suspects hired one Osahon Johnson to assassinate Ighodalo.
He said, “The assassins were to carry out the assignment on the 4th of July, 2015 when the Zonal Operatives got wind of it and arrested Monday Idele and Uhunoma Idele, whose statements helped in the arrest of the principal suspect, Osahon Iserhienrhien, Iyobor Iyamu, Odion Omwanghe and Augustine Igbininovia on the 5th July 2015 at the native doctor’s shrine where they seek for voodoo and spiritual protection.”
Iheanacho said the suspects planned to kill Ighodalo over who becomes the Youth Chairman of Iyowa community.