Group accuses APC of deploying threats, intimidation throughout campaigns in Borno

The Director-Normal, Centre for Justice on Spiritual and Ethnicity in Nigeria (CJREN), Rev. Kallamu Musa Ali Kawu Dikwa, has alleged there threats within the marketing campaign technique deployed by the All Progressives Congress, APC in Borno State in opposition to the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP.

In a letter addressed to the Inspector Normal of Police (IGP) and made out there to DAILY POST, Dikwa alleged that the PDP governorship candidate, Mohammed Ali Jajari was all the time intimidated and harassed throughout campaigns at IDP camps.

“We’re drawing the eye of the Service Chiefs on the Borno state soiled marketing campaign technique by the ruling celebration, the All Progressive Congress (APC). Is it the APC that has the one proper to marketing campaign on the IDP camps within the state?

” The IDPs have been informed that if Mohammed Ali Jajari is elected a governor, Boko Haram will return to the state, due to this fact, destroying their lives and livelihood.”

The letter requested the nationwide management of the Peoples Democratic Get together and the worldwide neighborhood to notice that in Borno State, the campaigns have been carried out in such a fashion that they painted the PDP candidate in a foul gentle and favour the ruling APC within the state.

”The ruling celebration didn’t enable a free enjoying floor for different political events to marketing campaign freely and inform the individuals what they need to do for the individuals if elected.

The assertion additionally alleged that the APC used the safety equipment of the state to harass the PDP and cease them from campaigning freely within the native governments.

”The Civilian Joint Process Power (CJTF) particularly was the arm of the safety that was utilized by the APC, and the APC didn’t additionally enable different events place posters within the wards and communities within the state as a result of they have been being managed by the CJTF.

”He alleged that ”On the Federal Excessive Court docket junction at Polo, the PDP positioned posters however have been informed to take away them by thugs who have been paid by the APC management.

The group additionally alleged that in the course of the PDP presidential marketing campaign, some employed youths attacked supporters of the PDP and destroyed many vehicles and prompted varied levels of accidents to many, including that there have been additionally restrictions within the state capital, Maiduguri, by the ruling APC celebration within the state.