The Kogi State Police Command has
confirmed the burning down of Social Democratic Party, SDP Secretariat in
Lokoja by suspected hoodlums in the early hours of Monday.
The State Commissioner of Police
Mr Hakeem Busari who confirmed this in an interview said the
police had commenced investigation on the incident.
”We got a report that the SDP
Secretariat in Lokoja was burnt down. The police are currently investigating
the matter, perpetrators of this act will face the full wrath of the law” he
said.
The party had earlier alleged
that there is an ongoing plan to attack the convoy of the SDP candidate, Barr
Natasha Akpoti adding that the unfolding event has affirmed the allegation.
However, the party Governorship
candidate, Bar. Natasha Akpoti who visited the office on Monday morning alleged
that there was plan by governor Yahaya Bello to attack her convoy adding that
the unfolding event has affirmed the allegation.
She claimed her state Secretariat
in Lokoja was allegedly attacked by some gunmen suspected to be supporters of
the All Progressive Congress (APC) who burned it down.
She alleged that citizens of the
state are often under attack if they are not in support of governor Yahaya
Bello’s second term bid.
” Is this how we are going to sit
down and watch the illegality of APC in Kogi State. They invaded our party
Secretariat with arms, shooting sporadically and destroyed everything and then
burnt down the property just because of an election?
“Am calling on the President
Muhammadu Buhari, the National Chairman of APC Comrade Adams Oshiomole, the
governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Nasiru El’Rufai to call governor Alhaji Yahaya
Bello to order. Why are they supporting illegality in Kogi State.
“Kogi State belongs to every Kogi
citizen. I see no reason why Bello should think that he can use violence to
achieve his aims. We will not allow that the people of Kogi have spoken,” she
said.
Also speaking, the state Chairman
of the party, Alhaji Muktar Atimah condemned in strong term the burning of the
party Secretariat by some hoodlums.
According to him, what happened
has brought big setback to democracy adding that those behind the crime must be
arrested and brought to book.
Meanwhile responding to the allegation,
the Director-General Media and Publicity to the governor, Mr. Kingsly Fanwo
said Natasha Akpoti should deal with her issues and leave the Governor out of
her travails.
“She is always out for unmerited
sympathy. The Governor is against violence and has already told security agents
to ensure the governorship election is peaceful. He can never be behind that,”
he stated.
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