Ahead of the Benue South Senatorial rerun election scheduled for Saturday, February 20, former Senate President, David Mark has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police alleging move by his political opponents to send the deadly Black Axe Cult to eliminate him.
Senator David Mark alleged that the opponents, mostly in the All Progressive Congress (APC), have concluded plans to also involve another notorious cult group named ‘supreme Vikings squad’ from Jos, Plateau state as well as other terror groups to assassinate him.
A statement by Mark’s Media aide, Paul Mumeh, said that in a petition to the Inspector General of Police signed by Mark’s counsel, Mr. Ken Ikonne , the Senator said that one Okpokwu Ogenyi is the mastermind of the plot.
In the petition, Ikonne told the IGP: “It is obvious that Ogenyi knows more about the assassination plot than he has revealed. Our client has, therefore, instructed us to petition you( IGP) to as a matter of urgency apprehend and interrogate Ogenyi to throw more light on the details of this grave assassination plot before he and his associates carry out the dastardly plot.”
According to the statement, no reason was given for the unprovoked attack and no arrest has been made so far.’
Mumeh said: ”a couple of weeks ago, Benue State chairman of the APC, Mr. Abbah Yaro was quoted as saying, “if Senator Mark wants, let him win the election in seven out of the nine local government areas, but no returning officer born of a woman will dare declare him.”
”His PDP counterpart, Dr. Emmanuel Agbo had petitioned the Nigeria Police Command over the unhealthy political activities of APC in Benue state ahead of the election and asked the authorities to prevail on them to allow peace reign.” [myad]
