SDP Chairman Demands Probe Of Attempted Attack On Party’s Headquarters

National chairman of the Social Democratic Party(SDP), Shehu Musa Gabam has called for a comprehensive investigation into the attempted violent attack on its National Secretariat in Abuja.

Gabam said security agencies must identify and prosecute not only those directly involved but also any sponsors or financiers behind the incident.

The SDP had been engulfed in a protracted leadership dispute but INEC updated its website in late April, listing Gabam as National Chairman “by court order.”

INEC recognised the SDP helmsman in a statement issued by his special adviser on media, as Lawal Ibrahim, described the attempted invasion of its secretariat by suspected hoodlums and criminal elements as a serious threat to public order, party members and democratic processes.

According to the statement, the attackers were allegedly acting in the interest of individuals seeking to impose themselves as the party’s presidential candidate.

It pointed out that the attempted attack was aimed at disrupting activities at the secretariat before security operatives.