Hon. Moses Mkeenem, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Electoral Committee for Benue South, has condemned the invasion of the election collation centre in Otukpo, Benue State.
Thugs believed to be loyal to one of the election candidates stormed the premises, brandishing guns, machetes, and other lethal weapons, according to Hon. Mkeenem.
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The chairman said that he was only able to successfully escape Apa Gate Hotel due to the assiduous involvement of security officers present at the scene.
Mr. Iorakaa, the committee's driver, was not so fortunate, according to him, since he was brutalised by the goons.
The criminals also took Mkeenem's car key from his drivers, according to Mkeenem.
"I wish to inform the general public, especially Benue South APC stakeholders, that I was just at the Apa Gate Hotel, venue of the distribution of electoral materials/collation of election results for the APC 2022 Benue South Senatorial Primary Election, and my committee had just distributed nomination forms to ward returning officers for six local governments; namely Ado, Apa, Otukpo, Okpokwu, Ogbadibo, and Ogbadibo," the statement.
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"I was able to successfully escape the Apa Gate Hotel's premises thanks to the assiduous involvement of security officers present at the function." Mr. Iorakaa Philip, the committee's driver, was not so fortunate, as he was accosted by hoodlums and beaten to a pulp, his two phones taken, and his vehicle destroyed. He is in agonising pain and has bandages all over his body at the time of this press release.
"In addition, the thugs were successful in stealing my car's key from my driver." As I write this press release, I have reliable information that the thugs are scouring Otukpo town for me. As a result, I needed to find a safe haven where I could hide for a time."
The collation exercises, according to Mkeenem, have been halted as a result of the development.
"As a result, the collation procedure is now delayed until further steps can be taken to ensure the safety and security of members of the Electoral Committee and other APC stakeholders at the Apa Gate Hotel, where electoral materials are distributed and election results are collated."
The following is an update on the APC senatorial primary election in Benue South in 2022."
