by Kolapo Olapoju

According to the All Progressives Congress, the Abuja residence of its National Chairman, John Oyegun, was raided in the wee hours of Monday, January 12.

The party stated that armed invaders forcefully gained entry into the home of Odigie-Oyegun around 1:30 am, and ransacked his bedroom, leaving every other part of the house untouched.

However, Odigie-Oyegun was away from the apartment, “attending a previously unscheduled meeting” in Abuja.

The opposition party has released a statement through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, who called on the police to investigate the incident.

The party stated that the wife of the National Chairman, who was at home during the invasion, was left deeply traumatised by the raid.

The statement said: “The facts of the raid as available so far point to a sinister motive. For example, only Chief Oyegun’s room was ransacked in the whole house. Common sense dictates that if the invaders were robbers, they would have ransacked the whole house in search of money and other valuables which they might have believed were in the residence.”

“The invaders, two burly men, removed the window burglar bars to gain access to the residence from the back, and then made straight for the bedroom of our National Chairman. Police security was in place at the residence when the incident happened.”

The APC said it cannot immediately ascertain who was behind the raid, but at the same time, noted that the personal attacks that is being directed at the opposition by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and their spokesmen has increased tension and put the lives of opposition politicians at risk.