Youths allegedly attack journalists, CSO members in Edo community

Some members of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and journalists reportedly escaped decease by the aft an alleged onslaught by youths from the Ologbo assemblage successful the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.

The civilian nine members and journalists were reportedly attacked connected Thursday, August 27, 2026, erstwhile officials of Ossiomo Power Company were astir to power connected the Independent Power Plant II portion successful a bid to reconstruct energy proviso to its customers successful Benin City and its environs.

It was alleged that the members of the CSO were driving retired of the country erstwhile a ample radical of irate youths from Ologbo stormed the spot successful commando style, threatening occurrence and brimstone.

The youths allegedly held everyone hostage for astir an hour, fuming implicit the visitors’ beingness successful the locality without authorisation.

The CSO’s, comprising members of the Talakawas Parliament led by Marxist Kola Edokpayi, and immoderate journalists, had visited the Ologbo assemblage to witnesser and study what was expected to beryllium an epoch-making event.

It was besides gathered that the timely involution of information unit deployed to support the spot of Ossiomo Power Company saved the visitors from the alleged attack.

Journalists were said to hav...