The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described as politically motivated the summons issued by the police to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
It said the move was an assault not only on individual politicians but on Nigeria’s democracy itself.
ADC further alleged that the Federal Government was using the police to harass opposition leaders instead of focusing on protecting Nigerians from insecurity.
This was contained in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Friday.
“At a time when terrorists and criminal gangs freely operate in large parts of the North, the Nigerian Police appear more interested in silencing opposition leaders than protecting citizens,” the statement read.
Similarly, the opposition coalition condemned the violent attack on the convoy of former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in Birnin Kebbi, where several party members sustained injuries.
It noted that the attack occurred in broad daylight near a police outpost, decrying the fact that no arrests had been made.
“Despite the seriousness of the attack, no arrests have been made, and the perpetrators remain at large,” ADC said.
