Despite
heavy security presence, the thugs from rival groups defied the cordon, broke
loose and unleashed violence on anyone in sight around the national secretariat
of the All Progressives Congress on Monday afternoon.
Policemen
on duty had a hectic time controlling the rival groups who stormed the place by
2.30pm. In what looked like a moment of madness, rival groups who accompanied
both aspirants, Bello and Faleke, unleashed violence at the secretariat,
attacking each other and anyone in sight.
The
rampaging youths threw stones, hit each other with sticks and smashed cars. In
the end, many people sustained injuries while many of the cars parked within
the vicinity of the party office were damaged.
Even
security men had to hide for safety from rampaging and stick- wielding youths
who threw stones and sticks at people.
The
agitated youths are still taking positions around the secretariat just
reinforcement of security were being made by the party leadership.
Meanwhile,
the leadership is going into a meeting which is expected to end with the formal
presentation of one of them to the public as the new APC governorship candidate
for the December 5, supplementary election.
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