The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the
attack on Edo legislative quarters on Saturday, saying the incident has
raised the level of impunity under President Goodluck Jonathan
administration to a level not even contemplated in the days of military
rule.
In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said based on the ease with
which the thugs invaded a facility that should be well secured and the
ample time they had to damage over 30 cars and inflict injuries on
legislators and their families, there was no question that the attack
was carried out with the collusion of ‘lawless’ Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) politicians and law enforcement agents.
“Governor Adams Oshiomhole said the government got intelligence
report on the attack and informed the state police commissioner. Instead
of sending in reinforcement to prevent the attack, the few policemen
attached to the quarters were withdrawn before the attack. This is
another indication of a police force that is being bankrolled by all
taxpayers becoming shamelessly partisan and engaging in selective
implementation of its constitutional role of protecting the lives and
property of the citizenry,’’ it stated.
Citing instances in Rivers, Ekiti and Edo states where the police had
allegedly acted below expectation, the APC accused the Jonathan regime
of giving ‘free rein to impunity like never before in the history of the
country’.
“The danger, however, is that when a society descends into anarchy,
the same police will not escape the consequences, and will also not be
able to handle the outcome of its collusion as professionalism would
have deserted it and discipline compromised. By becoming partisan, the
police force is destroying itself,’’ it said.
APC said the attack on the Edo legislative quarters on Saturday would
have been prevented if the thugs who molested Oshiomhole and top
officials of his administration, when they went to the airport to
receive President Jonathan a few days earlier, had been censured for
their unacceptable and barbaric actions.
“By failing to sanction them accordingly, the powers that be have
simply given a seal of approval to their actions and empowered them to
do more, hence they became emboldened to attack the legislative
quarters,’’ the party said.
APC reminded President Jonathan that attacks like the one in Edo,
which the police allegedly allowed to happen, formed part of the reasons
some foreign governments, concerned about the way the Nigerian security
agencies had used the weapons supplied to them to violate the human
rights of citizens, had refused to sell arms to the country.
Monday, 13 October 2014
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