Press Statement
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the hierarchy of the Army,
Police and the Ddepartment of State Services (DSS) to speak out on the
abduction of its Okene Local Government Chairman, Musa Adelabu, by
gunmen reportedly dressed in military fatigue.
The party expressed worries that three days after his abductors
reportedly dared his family members that they were acting on orders from
above, there had been no trace of his whereabouts.
Moreover, it is completely unacceptable that since the public outcry by
our party and members of his family over his violent abduction and
despite the demands for his release, the high commands of the military,
the police and the DSS have failed to speak out on the matter.
This situation has heightened apprehensions of high-level partisan
conspiracy to use some compromised security operatives against the
opposition in Kogi state, in a desperate bid to foist the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and the failed Governor Yahaya Bello on the
people of Kogi state.
Already, there is an ominous tension in Kogi state following
intelligence reports filtering into the public domain that our LG
Chairman is being tortured by his captors in a secret facility where his
life is now in great danger.
Such provocative situation is capable of sparking off serious crisis in
Kogi state, which location as gateway and convergence state, means a lot
of dire consequences for our nation, in the event of any disturbances in
the area.
It is therefore completely unacceptable that the security high command
is not forthcoming with concrete statement or decisive action to secure
his release despite calls by our party and the people of Kogi state.
The PDP therefore calls on President Muhammadu Buhari, as the
Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces to address his parade and ensure
the release of our Kogi PDP leader.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
