September 11, 2024
But, in a statement, Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media, said, “The Edo State government insists that the ESC is a body set up by law passed by the Edo State House of Assembly.
The Edo State Government has said that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has no constitutional power to suspend the Edo Security Corps, as it is a creation of the Edo State House of Assembly.
The IGP had at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday, September 11, announced that the outfit had been suspended ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state.
