The Ogun chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) had on Tuesday condemned the Police command with the claims that no member of the party was attacked by thugs at the premises of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday.
The Tribunal on Monday commenced hearing of the petition filed by the Governorship candidate of the PDP, Dr Oladipupo Adebutu against the victory of Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his party in the state March 18 governorship election.
There was, however, tension as the suspected political thugs “invaded” the Ogun State Magistrate court in Isabo, venue of the Tribunal.The thugs, wielding canes targeted the former governorship aspirant of PDP, Otunba Segun Showunmi while he was trying to gain access into the court premises and beat him.The thugs also attacked other members of the PDP.However, the State police command while reacting to the incident, insisted that nobody was attacked at the Tribunal.
The command in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Omolola Odutola said, “there was relative peace, no case of assault was reported during the court sitting neither was the police aware of anyone assaulted”
But, the chairman of PDP in the State, Alh Sikirulahi Ogundele during his address at the party’s secretariat, accused the police of being used to “play politics with the lives and property of the people”.He cautioned security agencies against being used as a tool to truncate the peace and tranquility of the state, calling on the police to bring the perpetrators of the attack to book to prevent a repeat of such in the future.
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