Natasha Akpoti, Social Democratic
Party candidate (SDP) candidate in November 16 Kogi gubernatorial election has accused the All Progressive Congress (APC) Candidate and
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello of sending thugs to set the SDP
secretariat ablaze on Sunday evening.
Akpoti said at about 11 am thugs
sent to SDP’s secretariat destroyed properties, tore her posters and replaced
them with Bello’s.
According to her, she received a
call at 12 midnight, that the Secretariat earlier vandalized was on fire which
made her notify the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army and the Department of
State Securities.
Akpoti alleged that while the
military men tried to put out the fire but could not do so because of the
numbers of APC thugs present at the scene allegedly carrying machine guns.
She said her security detail
could not go close to the scene because they saw the police vehicles armed with
officers carrying heavy guns.
The SDP candidate added that the
Kogi state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Busari was also in support of Yahaya
Bello’s action because he was present at the scene of the incident but did not
do anything to stop it.
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
had called for the removal of the commissioner over allegations of bias on the
buildup of the elections.
In a ten minute video posted on
social media, Akpoti called out the Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai,
Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, the APC National Chairman, Adams
Oshiomole and Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, as being complicit.
She also accused Bello of
threatening to kidnap and kill her while she campaigns through the state.
“Yahaya Bello owes me the
protection of lives and property as the constitutional oath of office he took,”
she said, noting that she has information about the governor’s plan to kidnap
and kill her during her tour of the state.
The ICIR contacted the Kogi Police
Public Relations Officer, Williams Ovye Aya who said he is not aware of the
incident because he has been busy with the security logistics of the election
and promised to confirm and call back but has not till the time of publishing
this report.
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