Festus keyamo, Spokesperson for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign Council, in a tweet on his official Twitter handle alleged that the former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi was planning to fake an assassination attempt on himself and hire some supporters dressed in APC caps and T-shirts to attack some of his party offices.

Reacting to this, in a statement issued by the president of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), Goodluck Ibem on Wednesday alleged that some officials of the APC are planning to assassinate the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.

It emphasized that Keyamo’s assertion is an indication that the APC is planning to eliminate Peter Obi because of his massive acceptance by Nigerians.

The coalition lamented further that such a statement would come from a “supposed lawyer who should know better about the consequences of his statement and actions in public”.

COSEYL urged security agencies to immediately arrest Keyamo over his assassination comment.

The group said, “We urge the Inspector General of Police, the Department of State Security, DSS; the State Security Services, SSS and other security agencies to immediately arrest Keyamo for being part of the plan to assassinate Mr. Peter Obi who has done nothing wrong other than to present himself to vie for the office of the Nigerian President come 2023.

“In a democratic setting, everyone has the right to contest for any political office that he or she is qualified to vie for but the plot of assassinating any candidate is not part of our democratic ethos.

“APC is planning evil against Obi and they must be investigated immediately and thoroughly to stop our nation from sliding into anarchy”, the statement concluded.

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