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The political campaign of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the central senatorial district of Edo State was on friday marred by heavy gunshots by suspected political opponent in ward seven of the area.

Last Tuesday, the party flagged off campaigns for all its candidates in the 2023 general election in the senatorial district.

The gunshots caused pandemonium as the Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Marcus Onobun, and other PDP leaders were evacuated to safety while others ran for their dear lives.

Former state Commissioner for Land and Survey and a leader of the PDP faction loyal to the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, Anslem Ojezua, flanked by other party leaders spoke in a viral video on the incident, saying the police investigation had commenced to unraveled those behind the attack.