An unnamed smoked fish seller was on Wednesday evening, July 19, beaten to coma at Mission Road axis, Benin City, by boys engaged by Governor Obaseki to curb street trading in Edo State.
According to a report by Edoko Wilson, every evening from 5pm, these men usually round up traders, take them to Oba Market Police Station, where they demand money before releasing the victim.
"The so called Obaseki boys as they are fondly referred to get settled on a daily basis and failure to do so these helpless sellers are arrested and left to sleep in the cell so as to appear before the mobile court the following day, whoever pays the sum of between N15k to N30k gets released. If i may ask, how is their wares worth?" he said.
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