Following what the All
Progressives Congress described as the growing threat to the lives of its
leaders, some of the party’s chieftains have resorted to making private
security arrangements.
Punch gathered on Friday that
part of these arrangements included engaging private security guards (some of
which allegedly carry arms) as well as beefing up security in and around their
homes and offices.
Some of the party
members volunteered this information on the condition of anonymity.
One of them explained
that the chieftains were forced to make backup plans because it was becoming
clear that the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government would withdraw
the services of regular security men as the elections approach.
He said, “We cannot
pretend we don’t know what the PDP is up to. There is more to the deliberate
harassment of our leaders by security agencies within the last one week.
“First, it was Asiwaju
Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Rochas Okorocha; then our Presidential Campaign
Director of Media, Mr. Garba Shehu. Only God knows who will be next.
“It was in this same
country during election period that Chief Harry Marshal and Bola Ige were
killed. Only a careless person will rely solely on government security men who
can be withdrawn at any time.”
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