Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state government of continuous attack, maiming of its members and supporters in the state.
The party disclosed this in a communique signed by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, the three senators representing the state at the National Assembly; Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North), Obinna Ogba (Ebonyi Central), Ama Nnachi (Ebonyi South), five House of Representatives members and 38 other stakeholders of PDP at the end of their meeting held at Salt Lake Hotel, Abakaliki, at the weekend.
According to them, the state government has covertly established special detention centres in the state where kidnapped political opponents are kept and tortured.
They also added that the creation of the Ebubeagu Security outfit by the government has increased persecution of political opponents in the state and urged the security agencies in the state to investigate all the crimes against their members by the state government.
“What is most worrisome about the Ebonyi variant of Ebubeagu is that the recruitment, deployment and rules of engagement, including their command structure, is shrouded in secrecy. It is difficult, therefore, to hold them accountable for their crimes. What is more dangerous is the fact that since they operate in mufti, it is difficult to separate their activities from that of unknown gunmen and other criminals.
“We called on the security agencies to investigate the secrete detention centres set by the Ebonyi state government, and release the dying occupants immediately to rejoin their families and loved ones”, it submitted.
But responding to the allegations by the PDP stakeholders, the APC caretaker chairman and Commissioner for Security in the state, Stanley Okoro-emegha, described PDP as an attention-seeking party without agenda for the people.
He said, “These people are just looking for attention. Sam Egwu is doing nothing, he is idle and doesn’t know why Ebonyi North people voted him to represent them.
“Since he doesn’t know why he was voted into power and then thinks that I will come and be joining issues with him, I cannot because I am busy doing a lot of things to make sure that the state is secured.”
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