A former House of Representatives member, Bishop Ezekiel Orhevba, has raised the alarm over alleged assassination attempt on his life by some gunmen.
The former lawmaker said the assailants came to his house at 2:30am on Wednesday and broke the front door leading to the sitting room.
He said, following police advice, he did not sleep at home that night.
Orhevba said the assailants left a written note on top of the table with an animal skull.
The note reads: “Master key is the answer to all closed-doors. You are lucky. 2:30am.”
The former lawmaker said his trouble started after he wrote a petition against a top official of the Federal Psychiatric Hospital at Uselu, Benin, to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Orhevba said he had been receiving threat calls and messages from strange persons since he wrote the petition.
The former lawmaker urged Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase and Edo State Police Commissioner to hold the psychiatric hospital official responsible, if anything happens to him and his family.
Also, a few days after the politician petitioned the police over an alleged ploy to kidnap and kill him over his petition to President Muhammadu Buhari on the state of psychiatric hospital, two strange objects were discovered at the entrance and exit door to his home yesterday.
He said a statement was placed on the objects at the back, which reads: “Ancient juju from ancient shrine for Ezekiel Oise Orhevba. See and touch and die. If you have solution to all moves and attacks, you have no solution to this mother of all destructions.”
Orhevba said he had informed the police of the incidents and was waiting for their response.
He said: “I came from Abuja late last night and this morning (yesterday), it was people from outside who alerted me that something strange was there – which I will call juju. When the police come, they will give it a better name.
“I have an issue with some people at the Federal Psychiatric Hospital; I think they should know something about this.
“I have a petition against six people there. So, there are proofs; these are exhibits against them. They think they can stop me from going to the police and, maybe, opt out of the case so that they can walk as free men. But I am not deterred. Victory is sure.”
Orhevba urged President Buhari to save the psychiatric hospital at Uselu from what he called “its present irretrievably monumental rot”.
According to him, unless the President intervenes in the affairs of the over 50-year-old hospital, chances are that “it will experience a total ruin and abandonment”.