The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi, on Wednesday, Usman Ododo, called on security agencies to release chieftains of the party, recently arrested in Kogi East.
The candidate, who made the call, told newsmen in Lokoja that the APC chieftains arrested were noble people with no questionable character and had no reason to engage in thuggery or other vices.
“The security agencies should carry out their investigations and release our people with immediate effect. “It’s on this premise that we are calling on the security agencies to be fair to all and ensure the security of lives and property before, during, and after the governorship election,” he said. “My members have been arrested; some of my leaders, even in my community, have picked up not less than seven of my members this morning. I allowed them to do their work. I will not interfere with their investigation.“I believe that by the time they are done with their investigation and none of them is found guilty, they will be released. I have been invited several times by security agencies.
“But in a situation where security agents are harassing and detaining my members without saying what offence they have committed, I want to call on them to release them and face those criminals that went to Koton Karfe to kill an APC supporter and get them arrested. He said that the opposition knew they didn’t have a chance but that they were just engaging in fruitless propaganda.