Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has claimed that security agents are ‘silently arresting’ his supporters, popularly called “OBIdients”.
In a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, Obi urged the Federal and State agencies to remind their operatives on the need to respect civil liberties.
“Elections are not deemed free and fair when a certain group employs the tool of intimidation to ensure that the opposition is silenced, both at the campaigns and at the polls.
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“Recent reports of OBIdients being silently arrested by some security agents is extremely disturbing and condemnable.
“We must ensure that everyone is given a level playing field in the forthcoming elections, and that no eligible Nigerian, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation is disenfranchised, more so through violence and intimidation.
“I call on the Federal and State agencies to remind their operatives on the need to respect civil liberties,” he tweeted.