Woman on wheelchair blocked Buhari's convoy on his way to Edo campaign

A woman on wheelchair attempted
suicide in front of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s covoy on
Tuesday when the number one citizen
visited Edo state to attend the APC
Governorship grand finale campaign
rally, an eyewitness confirmed to
Breeze Reporters.
The drama was said to have happened
around House of Assembly complex by
Airport road Juncture in Benin, Edo
state capital when the woman
ambushed the President’s convoy,
lamenting her poor living condition.
The eyewitness who identified himself
as Jude Chinedu KBS, a student of
Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra
state said he witnessed the
“unimaginable…”
Narrating the incident, the eyewitness
said; “There was heavy military
presence in King Square early this
morning (Tuesday) as president Buhari
was coming to join the Grand finale of
Godwin Obaseki’s campaign for the
September 10th gubernatorial elections
in Edo State. Soon they started
redirecting vehicles and in a matter of
minutes Ring Road was locked down,
no vehicular movement around the
Square aside Police patrol vans.
“I was beside the State House of
assembly by Airport road Juncture, the
only side without any military presence,
adding that “just a hand full of unarmed
policemen and civil defense where
there.
“Soon two Hilux Jeep with a road
closed sign painted on top was (sic)
coming with speed and the security
personnel immediately ordered
everyone to move to the walk way and
not cross the road.
“In less than 60 seconds, the
president’s convoy starts appearing
from the curved corner of Airport road,
they were not on the usual neck
breaking speed that is the custom of
Nigerian political class, the eyewitness
said.
According to him, the convoy “was
slow enough for you to get a good look
of every single vehicle in the convoy
yet fast enough for you not to be able
to catch up with it in a race.
“As the convoy gets close to the house
of assembly complex, this woman on
wheelchair appears from nowhere and
starts wheeling herself right across the
road, he said.
The Eyewitness said; “The Jeep in front
stops immediately. I was expecting
some armed security men to jump out
and teach the woman a lesson for
daring to ambush the president but they
actually stopped for the woman on
wheelchair to cross! Adding “I was
dumbfounded”.
According to him, It is suicidal to
attempt crossing the road when a
Nigerian politician is passing.
He continued; “When the jeep stopped
for the woman to cross, the woman
stopped too…and it (sic) those splits
seconds the driver of the Jeep seemed
indecisive. Angry looking Mopol soon
jumped downed from one of the Hilux
vans and charged toward the Jeep in
front to know why it stopped suddenly,
same time a policeman dashed for the
woman on the wheelchair and pulled
her back.
The eyewitness told Breeze Reporters
that all the drama happened in less
than two minutes.
“It was when the woman grabbed the
uniform of the policeman by the collar,
refusing to let go and shouting “una
know as i take dey eat…I no dey fit buy
food again…Buhari no go pass..make
una leave me make i die.”
According to the eye witness, the
woman was held back till the
president’s convoy passed.
On why the woman would attempt
suicide in front of the president’s
convoy, the Eyewitness said; I don’t
know if I should call it desperation or
bravery, honestly I don’t know which.
But I think some Nigerians are
becoming more daring. The economy is
pushing people to the walls.
“I am sure the president will never get
to hear that a woman on wheelchair
attempted suicide on his convoy in
Benin city, he added.
“It was right in front of me that it
happened, he reiterated when
scrutinized by Breeze Reporters
correspondent.