Safety operatives in Abuja on Wednesday dispersed suspected political thugs making an attempt to trigger disaster on the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) nationwide headquarters, because the celebration’s Nationwide Working Committee (NEC) met.
A employees member of the PDP nationwide secretariat, who pleaded anonymity, mentioned that the suspected thugs have been led by one Emmanuel Okoronkwo, an aide to Samuel Anyanwu, who was ousted by the court docket as PDP nationwide secretary.
He mentioned that the thugs got here with the mission to dam the NWC members from accessing the celebration headquarters for his or her assembly.
He added that it took the intervention of some personnel of the Nigeria Police, State Safety Service, and Nigeria Civil Defence Corps to dispel the thugs who have been harassing the celebration employees members.
The PDP has been engulfed with disaster as Mr Anyanwu, and former Nationwide Youth Chief Sunday Ude-Okoye each claiming the place of PDP nationwide secretary.
Whereas the Courtroom of Enchantment in Enugu upheld Mr Ude-Okoye because the PDP nationwide secretary, the Supreme Courtroom had reserved its judgement on the matter.
Based on the PDP members “the celebration employees, with the help of safety personnel, confronted the thugs and dispersed them.
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“The chief of the thugs, Okoronkwo, was arrested and the opposite thugs have been cleared from the PDP premises,” the supply mentioned.
Mr Emmanuel was earlier featured in a video clip circulating on-line threatening that whoever didn’t have his celebration ID card or has no enterprise to be on the celebration secretariat shouldn’t come across the Wadata Home.
“If they’re uninterested in the celebration, they will go to SDP, however any physique coming right here to trigger issues the place there’s a case within the court docket, ought to put together from his home earlier than coming.
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“Already I’m prepared, I’m right here with the lads, everyone is right here. If they’re one billion allow them to come.
“If you’re coming right here with out celebration ID card, you’ll not enter. If you happen to don’t have enterprise right here no person will enter.
In the meantime, the PDP Performing Nationwide Chairman, Umar Damagum, chaired the celebration NWC assembly, with Mr Ude-Okoye attending because the nationwide secretary.
Safety personnel together with Police, DSS, and Civil Defence and their vans have been seen stationed inside and across the nationwide secretariat.
(NAN)
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