The All Progressives Congress alleged a clampdown on its leaders and journalists during the governorship election in Ekiti State on Saturday.
In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Lai Mohammed, the APC said one Mr. Awodolu and 22 others were arrested at Egbe-Ekiti and taken to Ikere-Ekiti.
It further alleged that two leaders were arrested from Ilawe while 11 others were picked up from Ado-Ekiti.
The APC identified those arrested at Ado Ward A, units 1, 6, 8 and 11 to include Charles Fashuba, Tolu Ajayi, Elesun, Olu Hero and Gboyega Fabuero, all of whom were allegedly pointed out to security agents by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The APC further alleged that those arrested, who were the party's leaders at their wards and local government areas, were picked up to prevent them from casting their votes and to monitor the election.
The statement read in part, ''Ekiti has witnessed a massive turnout of voters despite the massive deployment of troops and policemen, ostensibly to provide security for the election but in reality, to intimidate and harass voters to stay away from the polling units.
''Now that the strategy of the PDP-led Federal Government has failed, despite their over-militarisation of the state, they have unleashed security agents on the leaders of the APC to prevent them from monitoring the collation of results."
The party also alleged that security agents descended on journalists, who were duly accredited to cover the election, with at least five of them taken to the boundary of Ekiti and Kwara states by a detachment of policemen.
It listed the affected journalists, who were arrested at Ifaki-Ekiti by over 50 mobile policemen as Jadesola Ajibola of Inspiration FM; Toyin Yusuf, Oyetunji Ojo, Akin Ogunsola and Aremu Awolola, all of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation.
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EKITI: APC alleges arrest, detention of leaders, journalists
EKITI: APC alleges arrest, detention of leaders, journalists
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
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