PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus (photo credit: Premium Times)
The Peoples Democratic Party has urged the police to investigate the death of its Apapa Local Government chairman, Adeniyi Aborishade.
The party specifically called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to order the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) Zone 2 to carry out the investigation.
Reports say Aborishade, the chairman of the party in Apapa, died from gunshot wounds after suspected thugs attacked members of the party.
The attack was said to have occurred in the evening on Saturday, at Igbosuku Village, Eti-Osa area of the state.
Also, the PDP accused the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Chike Otti, of bias.
Prince Muiz Dosumu, the party’s scribe, demanded justice for the deceased member and those who sustained injuries.
“The thugs who are well-known stormed the occasion with guns and all kinds of cudgels, shooting indiscriminately, with the despicable intention to maim and kill innocent members of our party who had assembled lawfully,” he said.
“It was in this murderous frenzy that Honourable Aborishade was brutally cut down while many others were variously injured.
“We read with total consternation the statement issued by the Lagos PPRO, CSP Chike Otti, about the unfortunate and condemnable incident which led to the death of Aborishade, our Apapa LGA chairman.
“Otti’s statement is biased, skewed, distorted and a deliberate rush to judgment without verifiable facts.
“The flawed statement gave the sickening impression that the PDP in Lagos is some kind of a chaotic organization where factions are pitted against each other in constant unrest. This is far from reality.”