The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called on the police and other security agencies to investigate alleged attacks on its members, supporters and party offices across parts of the state.
The party made the request in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Publicity Secretary, Sani Dan-Azare, who said APC offices and premises belonging to some of its support groups had allegedly been vandalised during the incidents.
Dan-Azare also alleged that vehicles within the affected premises were damaged, while some APC members and supporters were assaulted and intimidated in other parts of Kaduna State.
The APC spokesman urged the Nigeria Police Force and other relevant security agencies to conduct a prompt and impartial investigation to establish what happened and determine whether anyone was responsible for the reported incidents.
He acknowledged that different claims and allegations had emerged in connection with the developments and called on investigators to independently examine available evidence and credible leads before reaching conclusions.
The party's demand comes amid heightened political activity in Kaduna as preparations for the 2027 governorship and State House of Assembly elections intensify. Campaign activities for the elections officially began on September 9, with political parties increasing their mobilisation across the state.
The political atmosphere has already been marked by reports of confrontations involving supporters of rival political parties. Earlier in September, supporters of the African Democratic Congress were involved in a confrontation with security operatives during a solidarity walk for the party's governorship candidate, Isa Ashiru, in Kaduna. Claims surrounding that incident were also contested and some accounts had not been independently verified.
More recently, Premium Times reported clashes between APC and ADC supporters in parts of Kaduna, including allegations involving damaged vehicles, party offices, campaign banners and other political materials. The newspaper noted that some of the allegations had not been independently verified.
Against this background, the Kaduna APC urged political parties, candidates and their supporters to conduct their activities peacefully and within the law.
Dan-Azare also appealed to APC members and support groups not to retaliate or engage in self-help. He encouraged anyone with information or evidence concerning the reported incidents to submit it to the appropriate security agencies.
The party said Kaduna had made progress in moving beyond political, ethnic and religious tensions that had previously affected the state's stability and warned that violence, intimidation and vandalism should not undermine those gains.
The APC maintained that the circumstances surrounding the reported incidents should be established through due process and credible investigation rather than competing political claims.
The police had not publicly released an investigation outcome concerning the specific allegations raised by the Kaduna APC in the reports reviewed at the time of publication.
As political activities increase ahead of the 2027 elections, the response of security agencies to complaints from political parties will remain important in determining how disputes and allegations of violence are handled.
For now, the Kaduna APC is calling for an investigation while urging its own members to remain calm and avoid retaliation. The facts surrounding the reported attacks will ultimately depend on evidence and the outcome of any investigation conducted by the relevant authorities.
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