Against the backdrop of crises in different parts of the country, the governorship and house of assembly elections scheduled to hold at the weekend may be marred by violence. ICYMI NigeriaDecides2019 Nigeria
Police officers wait to escort staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission with electoral items to a polling station • Police to focus on crisis-prone areas during elections
“It is obvious that some forces are instigating violence in Benue; it is not a coincidence that there was an attack on Agatu community a week to the presidential election and now there is another attack on Gwer West a week to the governorship election,” Gen. Yekini said in a News Agency of Nigeria report.
Flt Officer Mohammed Abubakar, the Sector Commander of OPWS in Gwer West Local Government Area, said some people were using military uniforms to rustle cattle. “Those people who did this are suspected to be livestock guards, according to our local sources.” The Managing Director of the radio station, Alhaji Ibrahim Biu, alleged that the attack was perpetrated by thugs attached to Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo.
Kera said the thugs had initially attacked the governor’s convoy on his way from the airport, adding that two cars in the entourage were burnt. Nabena called on the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to urgently probe the alleged illegal activities of the state security outfit, Operation Doo Akpo, which he alleged was used by the governor and other chieftains of the PDP to aid the rigging of the presidential and National Assembly elections.
“This thing is usually state-sponsored, they cannot go on their own. The state should not force people to vote for them, they should canvass for votes and embrace democratic principles. These communities should be able to expose these people so action can be taken against them.” The senator representing Kogi West district, Dino Melaye yesterday raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the state government to assassinate him on the 8th or 9th of March.
A Lagos State House of Assembly candidate for the Kosofe 1 Constituency, Sanni Okanlawon, at the weekend, escaped assassination by the whiskers, as persons suspected to be supporters of his rival attacked his campaign office in Mende, Maryland. The Kaduna State Police command has confirmed that five persons were killed on Saturday by gunmen in Sabon Sara village in Giwa Local Government Area. The Public Relations Officer, Yakubu Sabo, said one of the 10 others who were injured, later died in an hospital.
Palpable fear has gripped Obonoma and Abonnema communities as residents have begun to flee to adjourning communities for fear of possible reprisal by the military. By yesterday morning, many families had started vacating both communities and moving to Degema, Buguma and Port Harcourt in anticipation of another military siege to the area after what they experienced in the presidential and National Assembly elections.
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