The Edo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in the state, to ensure the arrest and prosecution of some identified persons who allegedly murdered Police Inspector Unoh Akor, the orderly that was assigned to Senator Monday Okpebholo in the heat of last September 21, 2025 governorship election in EdoState.
In a statement released yesterday, August 5, 2025, and signed by Stephen Okoror, the State Legal Adviser, APC drew the attention of the police Commissioner to the unsolved murder of Inspector Akor who was killed by suspected cultists and political thugs at the Benin City Airport gate, while escorting Senator Monday Okpebholo out of the airport.
The statement reads: “I the undersigned which to bring to your notice of the brutal murder of your Police Officer attached to the present Governor of Edo State -Governor Monday
Okpebolo precisely last year just before the gubernatorial election by one Mr.
Christopher Okhai Okhani and his cohort(s).
“On that day, the State Governor flew in from Abuja accompanied by the late Inspector. Akor and at the airport, this sald suspect—Christopher Okhai Okhani and his cohort(s) besieged them and in the process opened fire on the said Inspector and His Excellency, Governor Monday Okpebolo but unfortunately the said bullet
hit Insp. Akor and he died on the spot because he was shot directly.
“When this happened, Mr. Christopher Okhai Okhani and his boys ran away to an unknown destination but luck ran out of some and they were caught and
arrested by the police but this said Christopher Okhai Okhani ran to an unknown destination and all attampt to get him arrested have proved abortive and the Police are still on the seerch.”
The APC added that, the said Christopher Okhai Okhani who has allegedly evaded arrest for his role in the murder of Inspector Akor was recently attacked by rival cult members in Edo North on the 26th of July in Auchi.
“Furthermore, the said Christopher Okhai Okhani who was said to be the ring leader of the gang that killed Inspector Akor has now resurfaced but presently operating in Edo North, parading
another group of hoodlums most probably to create another havoc.
“This man is a most notorious murderer thus; when he commits an offence goes
into an unknown destination for a while and then resurfaces.”
The APC has therefore appealed to the Commissioner of Police in Edo Stare to house his good office to apprehend Christopher Okhai Okhani for the murder case.
“Conclusively, we are using this medium to appeal to you sir most passionately, to
use your good office to order for the arrest of this culprit and his cohort(s) by
all means and subsequently charged them to court,” the APC pleaded.
