Labour Party Cries Foul Over Attacks on Obi’s Supporters in Ebonyi

The opposition Labour Party (LP) has condemned the attack on the supporters of its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi in Ebonyi State yesterday, describing it as a declaration of war on members of the party by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
The party has also called on the APC to “be conscious of the fact that no one has the monopoly of violence.”
In a statement signed by Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Arabambi Abayomi, the party said it “condemned the unprovoked attack with guns on the supporters of Labour Party in Ebonyi State by the Nigeria Police on behalf of the ruling APC government in Ebonyi State.
Abayomi said: “It is now very clear that APC is set to use its hidden and unhidden cells in the groups of the bandits and killers it has kept nurturing in troubling the peace and the wellbeing of Nigeria against the marked opposition Labour Party as the only political party that gives APC worries and fears for the daily increasing level of massive and wide support LP enjoys across the nation.”
Governor Dave Umahi had washed his hands off the alleged police attacks on the LP supporters saying all questions over disruptions should be directed at the police.