Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs, yesterday Sunday July 23, set ablaze the campaign office of the Kogi State Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate Murtala Yakubu Ajaka.
Our Kogi State Correspondent, reports that the office which is located at John Holt road, beside HABSO PETROLEUM LTD, Lokoja, was burnt at about 12am on Sunday.
According to reports, some residents were able to put off the inferno which destroyed valuables, including important documents.
It was gathered that, the armed thugs, also set 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 on Monday accused members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of being responsible.
According to him, one of the state governor's Senior Special Advisers spearheaded the burning of the campaign office.
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.
Recall that just few weeks ago, the same campaign office of SDP was vandalized by thugs, as windows were broken, while other items like Air Conditioners were reportedly carted away by the suspected thugs.
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