Former Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has condemned the attack by some gunmen on the home of Ikenga Ugochinyere, the spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) located in Akokwa, Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State.
Saraki, in a statement, from his media office noted that while media reports stated that the compound was set ablaze and some residents were shot leading to the death of Ugochinyere’s uncle, the situation which looked like a targeted attack on the home of a candidate in the coming elections was a sad commentary on the nation’s democracy.
“Coming a few weeks to the general election and given the recent experiences of the CUPP spokesman and House of Representatives candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Ikenga Ugochinyere, there is the general belief that the attack is politically motivated and that those who want to return the nation’s democracy to the dark era are at work.
“I call on the security agencies in Imo State to ensure they get to the bottom of these attacks and unveil the perpetrators and their sponsors while also ensuring they face the wrath of the law.
“Such criminal acts, if not properly investigated and pursued conclusively, not only send wrong signals about the coming elections to the local and international communities, it will also encourage other evil minds to repeat such unlawful acts.
“The security agencies and Imo State government must reassure our people that such uncivilised acts of arson, murder, disturbance of public peace, and invasion of privacy have no place in a decent society like ours and they must be strongly deterred,” said Saraki.
