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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to either arrest or eliminate its leaders and major supporters in Okrika and Ogu/Bolo Local Government Areas of Rivers State, using security agencies.
The allegation is contained in a petition the party sent to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday.
The petition was authored and signed by the Chairmen of the APC in both Local Government Areas, Christian Asifamaka (APC Okrika) and Israel Iboms (APC Ogu/Bolo), they also claimed to have information that about 10 of the party leaders in both local governments may be kidnapped before the elections.
The petition dated March 17 and addressed to NHRC’s Chairman, was titled, “RE: Threat to peaceful elections in Okrika and Ogu/Bolo Local Government Areas of Rivers State, Nigeria.”
The petitioners said: “Now the PDP and its Abuja authority have finalised plans to prevent the APC in these LGAs from voting in the forthcoming elections.
“This they intend to do by using all the security agencies to arrest our leaders, party agents and community leaders who are sympathetic to APC a few days before the elections on false charges.”
The petitioners urged the NHRC urgently to investigate their complaints because threats against the leaders and sympathisers were real and should not be ignored.
They accused the police of refusing to respond to their earlier complaints of serial attacks on the party’s offices and rallies in violation of their fundamental rights.
“Based on the above and judging from the antecedents of the source of these threats, we urge you to take immediate and adequate steps to prevent further massive violation our rights and pray you to investigate and bring perpetrators of the complained acts of human rights violation to justice.
“Contrary to the extant provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended, in Okrika and Ogu/Bolo Local Government Areas, the All Progressives Congress was stopped from undertaking it’s legitimate pre-election activities to wit:
“(i) APC party offices in Okrika was burnt down on the January 11, 2015. Till date police have not done anything.
“(ii) The campaign office of APC governorship candidate was also bombed and destroyed in Okrika.
“(iii) On January 24, 2015, APC gubernatorial campaign rally in Okrika was violently disrupted by gunmen who claimed they were acting based on orders from Abuja. This led to the cancellation of the same in Ogu/Bolo LGA slated from January 25, 2015.”
The petitioners listed Arisky, Chief Jonah Tamuno, Mrs. Ibim Semitari, Maureen Tamuno, Chief Israel Iboms, Christian Asifamaka, Tamuno Williams, Abiye Amakiri, Dr. Emmanuel Iruayenama and TSB Ibuluyam as people allegedly penciled down to be kidnapped.
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