The Governorship Campaign Council of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Kogi State, has called on the Inspector General of Police to constitute an independent investigative panel to look into the crisis that resulted in the death of a woman during its campaign in Koton-Karfi last week.
Alhaji Hassan Enapeh, the Director General of the organisation, made the call recently during a press conference held at the party’s secretariat in Lokoja.
He debunked the claim by the Kogi State Police Command of not being aware of the SDP campaign rally in Koton-Karfe.
He noted that the security agents accompanying the SDP candidate were deployed from the office of the Inspector General of Police and questioned how the woman, killed by APC thugs, could be attributed to the SDP supporters.
He also denied the claim by the Kogi State Police Commissioner that the SDP candidate, Murtala Ajaka, refused invitation for questioning as there was an existing court order from the Federal High Court injunction preventing the SDP candidate from answering any invitation from any quarter, including the police and DSS.
The Director General stated that the SDP and its supporters across the state have lost confidence in the activities of the security agencies in the state regarding the conduct of the governorship election in Kogi State.
He appealed to the National Assembly and the Inspector General of Police to focus their attention on the current situation in Kogi State to ensure free, fair and credible election
