Nigeria: Activist group's offices raided
Men of the state security services, on Monday 30 April at about 3pm raided the office of the Alliance for Credible Elections (ACE-Nigeria) at Jima Plaza, Garki, Abuja. The heavily armed men, who came in three Peugeot cars, two 206 and a Boxer Expert van, arrested the general secretary of the alliance, Emma Ezeazu.
Men of the State Security Services, on Monday, 30th April at about 3pm raided the office of the Alliance for Credible Elections (ACE-Nigeria) at Jima Plaza, Garki, Abuja. The heavily armed men, who came in three Peugeot cars, two 206 and a Boxer Expert van, arrested the General Secretary of the Alliance, Emma Ezeazu.
The operation, which lasted about 30 minutes, saw the security operatives carting away posters, banners and placards decrying the shameful conduct of the April 2007 elections. The men said the placards were capable of inciting the public.
The statements on the placards were "POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE: YAR'ADUA IS NOT OUR CHOICE", "SOVEREIGNTY BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE: YAR'ADUA CANNOT RULE US", "WE CANNOT BE SLAVES IN OUR OWN COUNTRY; WE TOTAL THE 2007 THE 2007 ELECTIONS", "COME RAIN, COME MAY 29, OBASANJO MUST LEAVE", "VOTE ROBBERS ARE ARMED ROBBERS THEY CAN'T RULE US", "Vote robbers pass armed robbers", "POLITICIANS HAVE FAILED US, MUST WE FAIL OURSELVES?"
and "EFCC, WHAT OF MAURICE IWU?"
Odoh Diego Okenyodo
Media Coordinator
Alliance for Credible Elections
Abuja
Nigeria