APC Urges Security Agencies to Probe Alleged Attack on Atiku.

The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies into the claims made by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP alleged that an attack on its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was foiled by the Adamawa State Police Command after gunmen suspected to be affiliated with Boko Haram invaded Atiku’s residence. The appeal for investigation was made shortly after the PDP’s spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, raised the alarm about the incident.

According to Ologunagba, a suspect, identified as Jubrila Mohammed, was apprehended in connection with the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday.

The PDP spokesman also wondered if the attack had any link with the ruling APC which he accused of allegedly threatening to cause chaos if the outcome of the ongoing election tribunal did not go its way.

In response to the allegation, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, issued a statement on Tuesday night. Morka dismissed the PDP’s claim as a continuation of their ‘vacuous and mindless campaign of calumny.’ He went on to reveal that the PDP had turned to spreading falsehoods and fabrications since suffering a resounding defeat in the last presidential election. The APC raised questions about the attack’s potential links to the ruling party, which the PDP had accused of making threats to incite chaos if the ongoing election tribunal’s outcome did not favor them.

The situation has now attracted the attention of security agencies, and the public awaits the findings of the investigation to determine the veracity of the PDP’s claims and any potential political motivations behind the alleged attack.

“We call on the police, Department of State Services and other relevant security services to investigate the PDP’s wild allegations, invite the PDP leadership to substantiate these claims and bring the perpetrators to justice. This bizarre and senseless allegation comes only days after the same badly ailing party alleged, without a shred of substantiation, that the APC was engaged in a plot to intimidate members of the judiciary seeking to influence the outcome of pending cases before the Presidential Election Petitions Court.

“It is downright irresponsible for the PDP to continuously politicise serious matters of security and national importance for its vain and macabre humour. As an age-old party, this ceaseless display of egregious incivility in the conduct of its affairs is disgraceful and sad. Acts of terror or involvement in a terrorist plot are heinous crimes under the law and the PDP cannot continue to bandy allegations around without justification. Atiku Abubakar is a citizen of Nigeria and deserves the fullest protection of the law. Our law enforcement authorities must protect and investigate any threat to his person, family or assets and prosecute offenders.

“However, Atiku Abubakar’s PDP cannot continue to peddle criminal blackmail and wicked falsehoods in the name of opposition politics, unrestrained and without accountability. Nigerians roundly rejected the PDP at the polls. Rather than engage in some introspection and give the court the time of day to deliver a verdict in the case they have brought challenging the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, they have chosen to busy themselves with swimming in an abysmal pool of lies and mischief. While vigorously defending our legitimate and popular election mandate in court, our party will continue to win the hearts and minds of Nigerians through President Tinubu’s strategic programme of social and economic development designed to improve the living conditions of our people,” the statement said.