The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of its presidential campaign spokesperson in Kogi State, Mr. Austin Okai, who was allegedly abducted Friday evening by armed thugs allegedly unleashed by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party also said the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, should immediately disband the checking point in Banda, Lokoja-Abuja highway where members of opposition are allegedly being harassed and intimidated.
In a statement on Friday night by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP said its members, as well as the people of Kogi state cannot stomach the abduction of Mr. Austin Okai as well as the arrest of its members for flimsy reasons by the APC.
The statement said: “PDP cautions that the continued stay in captivity of Kogi state party leaders can spark off crisis in the state.
“We urge the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to immediately step into the matter to forestall a breakdown of law and order. This is because, if Mr. Austin Okai and others are not immediately released by the APC, it would send a very wrong signal to the already agitated youth and lead to a resort to self-help.”
