By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the Arewa Defenders Forum (ADF) has called for the arrest of the flag bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi state over alleged violence which has resulted in the killing of some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
The forum, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Abdulfatah Salmonu accused the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Murtala Yakubu of inciting violence through his “unguarded and inflammatory rhetoric.”
“The embers of the recent violence that resulted in the killing of several APC supporters and other innocent people as confirmed by the police were ignited and incessantly fanned by the inciting and provocative utterances of Yakubu and other authors of mindless violence who see power as an end in itself.
“Unprovoked attacks and killings of opposition supporters have resulted from the hate campaigns and propaganda being conducted by identified his perpetrators of violence led by Yakubu who are relentlessly pursuing this agenda of destruction and collective mayhem.
“We are worried also that weeks after the police have accused Yakubu of being involved in the killing of the supporters and undermining security efforts, yet he remains free. This lack of action sends a message that those in power are above the law and undermines public trust in the justice system.”
