Sunday, February 15, 2015
Police Saves The Day As APC, PDP Supporters Clash In Benue
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What would have been a bloody clash between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Party (APC) was yesterday averted in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, by the police after some suspected APC youths allegedly blocked the highway early hours of the day.
The youths were said to have blocked the road to protest alleged burglary of APC's governorship campaign office located around Kastina-Ala street and destruction of its campaign materials.
As a result of the development, it was difficult for motorists to ply the route just as the PDP youths were said to have started mobilizing themselves to counter the protesters before the police quickly intervened to forestall possible escalation of the crisis.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP. Ezeani Ameachi, described what happened as the handiwork of miscreants who took advantage of destruction of APC's campaign billboards to disrupt traffic in the metropolis.
"What actually happened was the handiwork of some miscreants which we have not yet identified whose music they were playing. We can not say categorically that they belong to political parties until investigations are concluded," he said.
The Police spokesperson, however, confirmed the story but added that no building was touched in the process.
Amaechi disclosed that the police swung into action immediately they were alerted and the road block dismantled for motorists to make headways to their respective destinations.
He revealed further that some arrests were made at the scene of the incident and urged residents to go about their normal businesses without fear of harassment, warning trouble makers to desist from perpetrating violence or face the wrath of the law.
Reacting, Media Adviser to APC Governorship Campaign Organization, Tahav Agerzua, while reating to the development alleged that hoodlums attacked All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters and destroyed property at the Half Haven Hotel and the Ortom/Abounu campaign headquarters at Oracle Printing Press Limited, High Level, Makurdi.
Agerzua said that Ortom had written to the Commissioner of Police in the state, adding, "We believe that if the police and other security agencies do their work, those who embark on such provocative errands in order to precipitate crisis can be located and arrested because they are not farfetched."
The youths were said to have blocked the road to protest alleged burglary of APC's governorship campaign office located around Kastina-Ala street and destruction of its campaign materials.
As a result of the development, it was difficult for motorists to ply the route just as the PDP youths were said to have started mobilizing themselves to counter the protesters before the police quickly intervened to forestall possible escalation of the crisis.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP. Ezeani Ameachi, described what happened as the handiwork of miscreants who took advantage of destruction of APC's campaign billboards to disrupt traffic in the metropolis.
"What actually happened was the handiwork of some miscreants which we have not yet identified whose music they were playing. We can not say categorically that they belong to political parties until investigations are concluded," he said.
The Police spokesperson, however, confirmed the story but added that no building was touched in the process.
Amaechi disclosed that the police swung into action immediately they were alerted and the road block dismantled for motorists to make headways to their respective destinations.
He revealed further that some arrests were made at the scene of the incident and urged residents to go about their normal businesses without fear of harassment, warning trouble makers to desist from perpetrating violence or face the wrath of the law.
Reacting, Media Adviser to APC Governorship Campaign Organization, Tahav Agerzua, while reating to the development alleged that hoodlums attacked All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters and destroyed property at the Half Haven Hotel and the Ortom/Abounu campaign headquarters at Oracle Printing Press Limited, High Level, Makurdi.
Agerzua said that Ortom had written to the Commissioner of Police in the state, adding, "We believe that if the police and other security agencies do their work, those who embark on such provocative errands in order to precipitate crisis can be located and arrested because they are not farfetched."
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