Kogi: APC Seeks Release Of Arrested Party Members

The All Progressives Congress, APC chapter in Kogi State has called for the release of its party chieftains who were recently arrested and detained in Dekina LGA by security operatives.

The party spokesperson, Mr Kingsley Fanwo on Thursday, said the arrests were unjustified and asked for an explanation from the authorities.

The APC spokesperson said party chieftains were arrested without cause in Dekina LGA, and called for responsible conduct by law enforcement agencies in the state. The party supports peaceful and free polls.

Fanwo further explained the issues surrounding the electioneering as well as the activities of the APC for the Nov. 11 governorship election in the state.

“The APC Governorship Campaign Council has expressed reservations on the recent security operations in some parts of Kogi East, where chieftains of our party were arrested for reasons unknown to us.

“Our chieftains were not involved in any act inimical to the state’s peace and should not have been subjected to such treatment.

“In as much as we subscribe to the peaceful and free poll, we also call for responsible conduct on the part of law enforcement agencies in such a way that innocent citizens are not unnecessarily punished for the sins of others,” he said.

He further stressed that the party does not tolerate or defend any act of lawlessness.

“But we make bold to say that our leaders and members that were arrested and detained did not deserve to be subjected to such treatment as they are innocent.

“We call on security agencies to release them unconditionally so they can be reunited with their families,” he added.

The APC spokesperson stated that security agencies must prove that every life is valued by conducting themselves responsibly.