AKEREDOLU: POLICE EXPLAIN REASONS FOR SEALING PDP OFFICE IN ONDO

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in the state was shut down on Monday for a number of reasons, according to the Ondo Police Command.

Monday saw a raid on the PDP Secretariat by agents from the Department of State Services (DSS) and members of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).

Following a planned demonstration against the governor’s ongoing absence from the state after his return from a medical vacation abroad, the secretariat was shut down.

Speaking on the operation at the PDP secretariat, the Ondo Police Command claimed that security personnel were sent there to uphold law and order.

The protest, according to the command’s spokeswoman Funmi Odunlami, was intended to create disorder in the state.

Odunlami went on to say that the demonstration might result in a breakdown of law and order, which would interfere with the operations of the state’s good citizens.

“The intelligence unit of the police through underground findings reported that the cacophony of protests being rang is with the sole intention of causing chaos in the state, which can further lead to the breakdown of law and order and disrupt the activities of the good people of the state,” the spokesperson said.

“While upholding the rights of the people, the command will not throw up her hands and watch as other people’s rights are violated.”