The police in Ebonyi State have justified their decision to disperse hundreds of supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi who gathered for a rally on Saturday.
The police accused the ‘Obidients’ – the nickname of supporters of Mr Obi – of not paying the required fees and attacking police officers.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the police dispersed the political gathering on Saturday morning, in Abakaliki, the state capital.
In a statement sent to journalists, the Ebonyi police spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, said the police acted based “on the rules of engagement.”
Mr Anyanwu also suggested that the police acted based on the request of the Ebonyi government over the non-payment of approved fees.
Mr Anyanwu, a superintendent of police, said the supporters met with police before the rally but failed to make the payment approved by the state government.
The supporters also failed to pay another refundable sum of money as collateral in case of any…
