Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, said that the confirmed arrest of son
of the All Progressives Congress, APC, state
Deputy Chairman, Mr. Peter Odike, by the
Nigerian Army is commendable and goes further
to vindicate the PDP’s position that leaders of the
opposition party in the state, the APC, cannot
deny their link and sponsorship of violence and
criminality in the state.
In a press release from office of the chairman, the
PDP said the arrest of Mr. Odike’s son, did not
come to the party as a shock and that his
reported confession to the crimes would make it
easier and quicker for the process of investigation
and prosecution by the Army and the relevant
security authorities to be concluded.
The party commended the courage and decision
of the suspect in confirming that he was
supported by his father, Peter Odike, the APC
Rivers Deputy Chairman, describing the action of
the APC leader as unpatriotic, shameful, wicked
and serious embarrassment to the state.
The PDP alleged that security agencies are aware
of its consistent alerts to the fact that some APC
chieftains are creating an insecure atmosphere in
the state.
The party also accused the APC of inciting its
supporters to take up arms against perceived
opponents in the state and securing release from
detention of hardened criminals who were being
charged in court for killings, kidnapping, armed
robbery and cult-related activities during the
administration of former Governor Amaechi.
The PDP therefore called on the military
authorities not to sweep the particular arrest of
Mr. Odike’s son under the carpet, but to ensure
that due process is followed in bringing him to
justice to serve as deterrent to others in the state.
The PDP also appealed to other security agencies
to redouble their efforts in tackling insecurity,
violence and criminality in the state, as it is aware
of frantic efforts the APC leaders are making,
apart from the blackmail, to incite, cause
violence, insecurity and declaration of state of
emergency in the state.
However, the army public relations officer, APRO,
Captain Lazarus Eli, when called for confirmation,
denied the claim, saying that nothing like that
ever happened.

DesChyko:
That is some silly politicking from PDP there. What is the relevance of a misled child to them?