Thuggery: Never again! Ijaw women group resists Oshiomhole, alleging recruitment of youths ahead of governorship election

A large number of Ijaw mothers in Edo State operating under the aegis of the Ijaw Mothers Union publicly denounced alleged recruitment of youths for thuggery by Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District and former governor of the State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

The women said, never again will they allow their children to be recruited as thugs ahead of September 21, 2024.
The mothers expressed their anger in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday, condemning the Senator’s action to use their children as political thugs.

The mothers accused Oshiomhole of employing Norbery Okubor, an Ijaw individual, to mobilize youths for thuggery and expressed concern over the former governor’s attitude, particularly as he was said to have been procuring weapons and distributing fake military uniforms to the youths.

The women said, some of their children have told them of how they were promised financial rewards for working for APC in the governorship election.

”We want to make it clear that we would hold Oshiomhole responsible for any harm that might come to our sons as a result of these activities,” the leader of the group, Deborah Spiff said in a statement.

They also called for an end to political violence and intimidation, stressing that their children should not be used as instruments of violence in the political arena.

”This public declaration is a warning to Oshiomhole and his ilks that our children are not available for their political thuggery.

”They should recruit their kith and kin for such nefarious activities with their biological children at the frontlines.

”The upcoming election should not be used for political violence in our state, as it could trigger an uprising in Edo,” the statement concluded.