From Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja
In less than two weeks hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Sunday, have set ablaze the campaign office of the Kogi State Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate Murtala Yakubu Ajaka.
The office located at John Holt road, beside HABSO PETROLEUM LTD, Lokoja, was burnt in the late hours of Sunday around 12 am.
This is as the hoodlums invaded the office about two weeks ago and burnt the bill boards , shattering the windows and doors of the campaign office
It was gathered that , some residents were able to put off the inferno which destroyed valuables, including important documents.
It was also learnt that the hoodlums also set ablaze some vehicles parked inside the secretariat on fire before attacking security men stationed at the premises.
The Deputy governorship candidate of the SDP, Hon. Sam Ranti Abenemi, while addressing reporters after the incident, accused members of a leading party of being responsible fingering a certain official of spearheading the destruction.
He said, “The hoodlums came in large numbers and set all the properties in the office on fire including generators computers, campaign materials and televisions.”
“SDP and its Governorship candidate remain popular and everything legal will be done to stop this uncivilized attitude.
“Let me use this medium to call on all our supporters to remain calm,” Abenemi stressed.
Meanwhile, calls put to the police public relations officer, Willy Aya for his comment could not pull through as the cell phone continue to say ‘ network not available’
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