{"id":16340,"date":"2026-11-12T19:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T19:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/apc-condemns-attacks-on-political-gatherings-demands-arrest-of-perpetrators-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T19:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T19:45:58","slug":"apc-condemns-attacks-on-political-gatherings-demands-arrest-of-perpetrators-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/apc-condemns-attacks-on-political-gatherings-demands-arrest-of-perpetrators-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"APC condemns attacks on political gatherings, demands arrest of perpetrators – Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has condemned the growing wave of violence targeting political gatherings across the country, urging security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible for attacks on politicians and party supporters.\n<\/p>\n

The council specifically condemned reported attacks in Edo, Cross River and Gombe states, as well as the disruption of a scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n

Dele Alake, Spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, said in a statement on Thursday that the attacks were unacceptable and warned political parties, candidates and their supporters against actions capable of triggering crisis and public disorder as campaigns intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cOur campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today\u2019s scheduled town hall meeting of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Lagos,\u201d Alake said.\n<\/p>\n

He condemned the reported incidents across the country, stressing that violence targeting political leaders and supporters, irrespective of party affiliation, posed a threat to peaceful political participation.<\/p>\n

The APC campaign council called on security agencies to strengthen surveillance and preventive measures around political activities, insisting that those behind the attacks must not be allowed to escape justice.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on the security agencies to be more responsive and alert in preventing political violence of any type and ensure instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished in accordance with the law,\u201d Alake said.\n<\/p>\n

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He urged political parties and their candidates to exercise restraint in their campaigns, warning against inflammatory conduct capable of escalating political disagreements into violence.\n<\/p>\n

According to him, political campaigns should be driven by policy debates and proposals capable of improving the living conditions of Nigerians rather than actions that threaten public peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical parties and candidates are enjoined to campaign on issues that uplift the lives of Nigerians and not to instigate violence at political events,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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