Kwankwaso’s visit: Gov Zulum orders police to seal up Borno NNPP secretariat, arrest members

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has ordered police in the state to seal up the New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP) Secretariat in Maiduguri ahead of the visit of the presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on August 27.

Newsflash Nigeria gathered that the policemen on Thursday morning invaded and took over the NNPP Secretariat in Maiduguri, Borno state capital few days before the unveiling of the State Office located around Abbaganaram ward of the metropolis.

The NNPP leader and senatorial Candidate Borno Central, Hon Mohammed Attom was arrested and took him to the State Police Command in Maiduguri.

In a telephone chat with Hon Mohammed Attom, he said, the “Secretariat which is about to be commissioned next week by the national leader and Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has been taken over and remains sealed by armed policemen with no any reason.”

He added that, apart from taking over the new secretariat, the police arrested him and took him to the State Police Command in Maiduguri this morning.

“Yes, I can confirm to you that, I have been arrested by the police this morning Thursday. Currently, I am at the Borno State Police Command, and very soon, I was told that my phone will be seized from me.

“I took this opportunity to inform you of the situation we are in right now, and please help us tell the world what is happening to NNPP Secretariat and my humble self.

“I suspect that this is not ordinarily, but the handiwork of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC under the leadership of Governor Babagana Zulum”, Attom lamented.

Meanwhile, the Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso Campaign Office alleged that Governor Babagana Zulum ordered police in the state to seal up the party secretariat.

In a statement titled “Forceful closure of NNPP headquarters in Maiduguri by the Borno State Government” and signed by Muyiwa Fatosa, the NNPP said the police did not only seal up the premises but destroyed facilities and beat up staff.

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“This morning a combined team of security operatives led by MOPOLS of the Nigerian Police forcefully shut down our state headquarters, destroying facilities, beating, injuring and chasing out the group of staff, party members and supporters.

 “This is coming on the heels of the visit to Borno state by the NNPP national leader and Presidential Candidate, HE Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, PhD FNSE to commission the office in two days’ time, Saturday 27th August 2022.

“Recall that HE Kwankwaso has been touring round the country commissioning NNPP offices where he continued to enjoy widespread support and the massive turnout of supporters peacefully, Borno is not an exception.

“This action is totally unacceptable and we condemn it in its entirety. It is glaringly sending a wrong signal as we enter a critical stage of the electioneering period. We, therefore, call on the Borno state government to unseal our office and direct the security operatives stationed there to vacate our premises. The police and security agencies must resist any attempt to be used as a tool by some desperate politicians.

 “This uncivilised action however won’t discourage the NNPP and HE Sen. Kwankwaso and his teeming supporters nationwide in the race towards bringing back a New Nigeria everyone will be proud of.

“We urge all our supporters to remain calm, law-abiding, go on their different businesses and particularly our party and supporters in Borno state to continue all preparations towards receiving our Presidential Candidate in two days’ time, Saturday, 27th August 2022.”

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