The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has condemned the recent wave of violent attacks at political gatherings across the country and called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, said the campaign had taken note of the attacks reported in Edo, Cross River and Gombe states, as well as other violence directed at party supporters and political leaders across party lines.
“The reported attacks in Edo, Cross River and Gombe, and other violence targeted at party supporters and political leaders across party lines, are condemnable,” the statement said.
The Council also strongly condemned the disruption of a town hall meeting scheduled for today in Lagos by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
As the electioneering campaign continues, the APC urged political parties, politicians and their supporters to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could trigger needless crisis and public disorder.
The Council further appealed to security agencies to be more alert and responsive in preventing political violence of any kind, and to ensure that instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished in accordance with the law.
It also called on political parties and candidates to focus their campaigns on issues that improve the lives of Nigerians, rather than incite violence at political events.
