APC Describes Alleged Abduction Of Witnesses As Fake News

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By Thompson Yamput

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi on Wednesday described alleged abduction of some witnesses of opposition parties at the premises of Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja as “fake news.”

The APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello, who dismissed the allegation in a statement issued in Lokoja, further described the allegation as “false and unsubstantiated.”

Allegations making the rounds had accused the APC of using thugs to abduction willing witnesses of Action Alliance (AA) within the premises of the National Judicial Institute (NJI) where the Kogi State Governorship Election Tribunal is currently sitting.

But Bello said: “There’s no truth in that rumour because no one has substantiated it more so that there are different versions to it.

“While it is alleged that the said witnesses were abducted within the NJI premises, some other claimed it was outside the premises.

“Some also alleged that the said witnesses have been released by their abductors, while some alleged that they are still in the custody of their alleged abductors.

“The question is, which is which? And what do such fifth columnists hope to achieve with such false and unfounded allegations against our party?”

Bello added: “APC Kogi state chapter categorically refutes such mischievous allegation that any of its supporters abducted the Witness of the Action Alliance political Party or even had any altercation with any Witness.”

According to him, APC views the allegations, which are totally false to have originated from mischief makers, who are out to tarnish the image of the party and whip up sentiments with the ulterior motive of prejudicing the mind of the tribunal and the public against it

He said that hewas in Court on the said day (Feb. 26) and did not Witness any such incidences but was only informed of a fracas which occurred between persons who were outside the tribunal complex.

Bello noted that even the AA had not issued any statement in respect to the alleged abduction of its witnesses on the said date.

The chairman, however, condemned the attribution of the alleged abduction to the supporters of the APC and calls on law enforcement agencies to investigate the incidence and prosecute any persons found to have committed such alleged acts. (ephemeralnews.ng)

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