By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent
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The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Friday, accused the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led government in the state of‘’ masterminding ‘’ raid in its secretariat in Yola, by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
During the raid, 11 suspected drug peddlers were alleged to have been arrested at the Secretariat of the APC along Galadima Aminu Way, Yola, Adamawa State.
But in a swift reaction, the party’s acting organizing secretary, Ahmad Lawal alleged that the arrest has political undertone, as ‘’ all political parties have their youths why only our party, APC will be targeted.’’
In his words, ‘’It’s coming to us as a surprise because we are not aware, we just heard information that an arrest has taken place in our secretariat.
‘’ It’s expected that if there is anything there, the first person to be notified is the party leadership, we expected NDLEA or any institution to write to us that’s something is going on or happening there, but not just to enter someone house and make an arrest without the knowledge of the owner of the house.
‘’ So, it came to us as a surprise and we don’t know what happened and we are now investigating to know what really happened that warrants the arrest in our secretariat.
‘’ The arrest is politically motivated; this is coming as we planned to hold a mass rally but we were stopped by the state government and suddenly we saw arrest.
‘’So, if you compare this with what’s happening definitely one can agree that it’s politically motivated.
‘’ No, warrant of arrest, and why only APC? Other parties also have their youths that do converge at the party secretariat,’’ Lawal fumed.
NDLEA state command had maintained that the arrest followed tip-off, as substances suspected to be illicit drugs were equally discovered when the officials of the NDLEA searched the premises of the Party Secretariat.
” There was an arrest at one of the party secretariat, illicit drugs were discovered and investigation still going on, though by next we will make a press briefing on this and other successes recorded in recent times, ” Mohammed Idris, NDLEA’s Commander has said.
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