The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosun, to arrest killers of Mr. Godday Etu, its youth leader in Ukhomedokha ward 10 of Etsako East Local Government Area of the state.
The party, in a statement issued by its publicity secretary, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, alleged that Etu was killed last Saturday by some APC youths in the locality. According to the statement, Etu was attacked with a matchete and later died in a hospital at Auchi, headquarters of Estako West Local Government Area.
But in a swift reaction, the state chairman of the APC, Mr. Anselm Ojezua, said the APC is not a violent party. He urged the PDP not to drag the APC into its internal wrangling.
Ojezua said: “I have not heard about any killing but violence is not in our character. If the PDP has intra-party problems, they should not drag us into it.”
The PDP statement said: “This dastardly act, we are informed, was carried out by marauding and unruly APC youths allegedly led by one Pius. Reports reaching us suggest that Pius attacked him with a machete around 1am early Saturday morning. Godday died later in a hospital in Auchi from wounds sustained.
“We are calling on the Commissioner of Police to, as a matter of urgency, rebuild trust and confidence by ensuring all those connected with the murder are brought to book as these APC members are emboldened by the perceived cover they believe they enjoy from the state government and state police command. They think they are untouchables.
“We appeal to our party members to be law-abiding while awaiting appropriate action by security agencies.”
