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Armed policemen have taken over the Wadata Plaza, the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, as tension continues to mount over the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting which is expected to hold today by 2pm.
The police also disallowed a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Maina Chiroma, from entrance into the premises of the secretariat, reports Channels TV.
An official of the party, who spoke to our correspondent off camera, said that the police were deployed to stop the proposed NEC Expanded Caucus Meeting.
Though some staff members of the party were initially allowed to go into the premises of the secretariat without any resistance from the police, they were later sent out.
Journalists were also asked to leave the premises of the secretariat.
Some policemen were seen cordoning off Dalaba Street, which is the road leading to Wadata Plaza.
Meanwhile, security agents have reportedly manhandled and arrested Thomas Ibu, a staff member in the party’s Publicity Department.
Our correspondent at the PDP National Secretariat in Wuse Zone 5 witnessed several policemen surround and apprehend Ibu.
The incident prompted other PDP staff members to attempt to intervene, resisting the police’s actions.
However, the security operatives overpowered them and swiftly took Ibu away.
As of the time of filing this report, the reason for the arrest remains unclear.
