The All Progressives People Congress (APC) is demanding the release of its members who were arrested and detained by security operatives in Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State.
During a news briefing on Thursday in Ilorin, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the campaign spokesperson for the governorship candidate of the party, expressed his reservations on recent security operations in some parts of Kogi East. He reported that chieftains of the party had been arrested in Dekina LGA without any justifiable cause.
Fanwo emphasized that the party supports peaceful and fair elections and also called for responsible conduct by law enforcement agencies in the state. He 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.
According to him, the party does not condone 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 campaign spokesman charged security operatives to protect the people of the state.
