The State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC has condemned in strong term what it’s call harassment and intimidation of it’s members by security agencies in the State.
Statement made available to this medium and was signed Hon. Sylvanus Namang,
APC State Publicity Secretary stated that The Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned in very strong terms the harassment, intimidation, and unlawful detetention of its members by the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) in the State.
Furthermore Namang revealed that the APC said that the actions of the security agencies are a flagrant abuse of fundamental human rights, particularly the right of freedom of speech and association, which are enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The party cited a recent case at the SID department of the Police Headquarters, Jos on October 13th, 2023, where the wife of an ardent supporter and media blogger of the party was summoned on frivolous allegations and detained for hours, with no case whatsoever.
The only reason for her detention was to impress on her husband who is not in town to come over to the station with his phone for investigation it read as follows:
14th October, 2023
PRESS RELEASE.
ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS, PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER,
KALWA HOUSE, YAKUBU GOWON WAY,
JOS.
PLATEAU APC CONDEMNS HARRASSMENT/ INTIMIDATION OF ITS MEMBERS BY SECURITY AGENCIES.
The Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned in very strong terms the harassment, intimidation, and unlawful detetention of its members by the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) in the State.
In a statement signed by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Sylvanus Namang, the APC said that the actions of the security agencies are a flagrant abuse of fundamental human rights, particularly the right of freedom of speech and association, which are enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The party cited a recent case at the SID department of the Police Headquarters, Jos on October 13th, 2023, where the wife of an ardent supporter and media blogger of the party was summoned on frivolous allegations and detained for hours, with no case whatsoever.
The only reason for her detention was to impress on her husband who is not in town to come over to the station with his phone for investigation!
Another member of the party’s social media team, a female, was also recently invited to the DSS office in Jos for the singular aim of going through her telephone conversations and chats on social media, which we see as intimidation and assault on her freedom of speech and association.
The APC also said that other members of the party have been reporting cases of harassment, attacks and threats on social media platforms by the ruling party in the state.
The party unequivocally states that no form of intimidation or harassment will deter its members from airing their opinions and views on issues of governance and democratic expedience.
The APC called on the Inspector-General of Police and the Director-General of the DSS to investigate these allegations and call the perpetrators to order as the APC regards them as partners in progress.
The party also urged the security agencies to respect the fundamental human rights of all citizens regardless of their political affiliations.
Signed:
Hon. Sylvanus Namang,
APC State Publicity Secretary.
