Plateau Youths Protest
EKO HOT BLOG reports that hundreds of Plateau youths, including women, on Wednesday, protested in different locations in Jos, the state capital, over what they described as a “conflicting tribunal and Court of Appeal judgments” targeted at sacking state and National Assembly members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
Amid the widespread protests, some hoodlums made an attempt to set the Court Appeal complex in Jos on fire. The plan was, however, thwarted by the police and other security agents deployed to the complex.
It was learnt that some of the protesters were beaten by soldiers who arrived at the scene afterwards while many others sustained injuries
A statement issued late Wednesday night by the Plateau State Police Command warned against any breach of the peace in the state, describing the protests as illegal
The spokesman for the police command, Alabo Alfred, who signed the statement, said, “In order to maintain peace, law and order in the state, the CP has warned individuals, or groups of persons protesting under any guise, whose reaction could truncate the peace currently being enjoyed in the state to desist from such actions or else, the police command will not hesitate to take decisive action against the perpetrators in accordance with the extant laws.
“The CP, therefore, warns parents, traditional/religious leaders, to warn their wards and subjects, to steer clear from such unlawful protests to avoid being apprehended by the law enforcement agencies.”
The PUNCH reports that no fewer than four National Assembly members elected on the platform of the PDP, including the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, had been sacked by the Appeal Court on the grounds that the PDP had no valid structure in the state.
Apart from Mwadkwon, who represents Plateau North, others sacked were Senator Napoleon Bali representing Plateau South; Musa Agah, representing Jos North/Bassa Federal constituency; Dachung Bagos, representing Jos South /Jos East Federal Constituency; and Beni Lar, representing Langtang North /Langtang South Federal Constituency.
The protesters blocked the Jos-Abuja Highway on Wednesday, thereby causing heavy traffic and leaving travellers stranded.
Many of the protesters also gathered at the popular Mararaba Jamaa Roundabout singing anti-judiciary songs and burning tyres on the road.
They accused the All Progressives Congress of using the Court of Appeal to force unpopular candidates, who were rejected at the poll, on the people.
Hundreds of Plateau youths, including women, on Wednesday, protested in different locations in Jos, the state capital, over what they described as a “conflicting tribunal and Court of Appeal judgments” targeted at sacking state and National Assembly members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
Amid the widespread protests, some hoodlums made an attempt to set the Court Appeal complex in Jos on fire. The plan was, however, thwarted by the police and other security agents deployed to the complex.
It was learnt that some of the protesters were beaten by soldiers who arrived at the scene afterwards while many others sustained injuries
A statement issued late Wednesday night by the Plateau State Police Command warned against any breach of the peace in the state, describing the protests as illegal
The spokesman for the police command, Alabo Alfred, who signed the statement, said, “In order to maintain peace, law and order in the state, the CP has warned individuals, or groups of persons protesting under any guise, whose reaction could truncate the peace currently being enjoyed in the state to desist from such actions or else, the police command will not hesitate to take decisive action against the perpetrators in accordance with the extant laws.
“The CP, therefore, warns parents, traditional/religious leaders, to warn their wards and subjects, to steer clear from such unlawful protests to avoid being apprehended by the law enforcement agencies.”
The PUNCH reports that no fewer than four National Assembly members elected on the platform of the PDP, including the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, had been sacked by the Appeal Court on the grounds that the PDP had no valid structure in the state.
Apart from Mwadkwon, who represents Plateau North, others sacked were Senator Napoleon Bali representing Plateau South; Musa Agah, representing Jos North/Bassa Federal constituency; Dachung Bagos, representing Jos South /Jos East Federal Constituency; and Beni Lar, representing Langtang North /Langtang South Federal Constituency.
The protesters blocked the Jos-Abuja Highway on Wednesday, thereby causing heavy traffic and leaving travellers stranded.
Many of the protesters also gathered at the popular Mararaba Jamaa Roundabout singing anti-judiciary songs and burning tyres on the road.
They accused the All Progressives Congress of using the Court of Appeal to force unpopular candidates, who were rejected at the poll, on the people.
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