The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to free five notorious thugs who were caught with dangerous weapons in Ayingba. The SDP claimed that the APC wants to declare the thugs as members of the state government’s vigilante group and give them official ID cards. The SDP said this in a statement by its Director of Communications, Faruk Adejoh, on Sunday.
The statement said that two of the thugs, Baba-5-5 and Girya, had confessed to killing a female APC thug in Koton-karfe by mistake.
The SDP also said that the thugs were loyal to the APC and were hired to cause violence and intimidation in the state ahead of the November 11 governorship election. The SDP appealed to Nigerians and the international community to intervene and stop the APC from using its influence to manipulate the security agencies and endanger the lives of innocent people in Kogi State.
The SDP also accused the APC of importing more thugs from Jigawa and Nasarawa states to unleash terror in Kogi State.
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