In a major breakthrough of the Imo State Local Government elections scheduled for today, security agencies have apprehended nine armed thugs linked to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ikeduru Local Government Area. The suspects were reportedly plotting to abduct officials of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) and hijack sensitive electoral materials, with the clear aim of sabotaging the forthcoming elections.
This development follows credible intelligence that has exposed a coordinated attempt by the PDP to disrupt the local government polls. Sources within the security services revealed that the PDP is uncomfortable with the state’s plan to revamp and restructure the local government administration, fearing it would expose their alleged collaboration with criminal elements who have been behind much of the insecurity plaguing some remote villages in the state.
The arrested thugs were allegedly part of a broader scheme to carry out mass abductions of electoral officials and launch attacks on voting centers. This malicious plot was intended to create chaos and derail the elections, thereby preventing the local government system from being reestablished under the new democratic structure.
The PDP’s discomfort with the electoral process has been evident in its recent smear campaigns against ISIEC, with the party launching sustained attacks on the commission in various media outlets. In a desperate bid to sway public opinion and discredit the elections, the PDP has resorted to fabricating fake news, including baseless claims that APC candidates across the state have been disqualified by the courts.
Observers see this as part of a larger PDP strategy to use fake news, scaremongering and actual violence to undermine the electotal process. However, with the swift action taken by security agencies, it appears that their plans to sabotage the democratic process have been thwarted.
A source within the APC described the arrest as a “victory for democracy,” stating that the PDP’s attempt to prevent the people of Imo State from exercising their constitutional right to vote has failed. The source also expressed confidence that with these arrests, peace and order will prevail during tomorrow’s elections.
Meanwhile, security agencies have assured the public of their readiness to ensure the elections proceed smoothly and have vowed to bring to justice anyone found attempting to disrupt the electoral process.
As tension refused with this development, the state government has called on citizens to remain vigilant and to reject any efforts to instigate violence, urging them to come out and exercise their civic duty without fear.
Echezona Okafor.
Security Agencies Arrest 9 Armed PDP Thugs In Plot To Sabotage Imo Local Government Elections
In a major breakthrough of the Imo State Local Government elections scheduled for today, security agencies have apprehended nine armed thugs linked to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ikeduru Local Government Area. The suspects were reportedly plotting to abduct officials of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) and hijack sensitive electoral materials, with the clear aim of sabotaging the forthcoming elections.
This development follows credible intelligence that has exposed a coordinated attempt by the PDP to disrupt the local government polls. Sources within the security services revealed that the PDP is uncomfortable with the state’s plan to revamp and restructure the local government administration, fearing it would expose their alleged collaboration with criminal elements who have been behind much of the insecurity plaguing some remote villages in the state.
The arrested thugs were allegedly part of a broader scheme to carry out mass abductions of electoral officials and launch attacks on voting centers. This malicious plot was intended to create chaos and derail the elections, thereby preventing the local government system from being reestablished under the new democratic structure.
The PDP’s discomfort with the electoral process has been evident in its recent smear campaigns against ISIEC, with the party launching sustained attacks on the commission in various media outlets. In a desperate bid to sway public opinion and discredit the elections, the PDP has resorted to fabricating fake news, including baseless claims that APC candidates across the state have been disqualified by the courts.
Observers see this as part of a larger PDP strategy to use fake news, scaremongering and actual violence to undermine the electotal process. However, with the swift action taken by security agencies, it appears that their plans to sabotage the democratic process have been thwarted.
A source within the APC described the arrest as a “victory for democracy,” stating that the PDP’s attempt to prevent the people of Imo State from exercising their constitutional right to vote has failed. The source also expressed confidence that with these arrests, peace and order will prevail during tomorrow’s elections.
Meanwhile, security agencies have assured the public of their readiness to ensure the elections proceed smoothly and have vowed to bring to justice anyone found attempting to disrupt the electoral process.
As tension refused with this development, the state government has called on citizens to remain vigilant and to reject any efforts to instigate violence, urging them to come out and exercise their civic duty without fear.
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