PDP supporters attacked in Calabar, many injured, vehicles damaged

Several supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were injured portion vehicles belonging to members of the enactment were damaged during the party’s consultative circuit of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State on Thursday.

The PDP governorship candidate, Sir Arthur Jarvis-Archibong, said the archetypal onslaught occurred astatine the palace of the Paramount Ruler of Calabar South, Etubom Nyong Edet Okon I, wherever gunmen allegedly disrupted the gathering and injured 3 persons.

He said the victims were taken to infirmary for treatment, adding that the unit aboriginal escalated astatine the African Club on Calabar Road, wherever different gathering was scheduled.

According to him, hoodlums allegedly changeable astatine the party’s convoy and damaged vehicles belonging to members of the consultative team.

Jarvis-Archibong said astir 3,000 supporters attended the workout and that the enactment had notified the constabulary up of the tour, expecting capable security.

He said the enactment restrained its supporters from retaliating and alternatively moved its convoy to the Commissioner of Police for protection.

The campaigner said the PDP would petition the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and different applicable information agencies implicit the incidents.

He warned that continued attacks connected governmental activities could undermine the antiauthoritarian process and pb to ...