Thousands of All Progressives Congress (APC) members, led by the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie- Oyegun and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday stormed the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters,
Abuja, to protest the withdrawal of the security aides of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.
The speaker recently defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The protesters, carrying placards of different inscriptions, disrupted activities at the Force Headquarters as they prevented policemen, visitors and vehicles from gaining access to the premises.
Singing various anti-police songs, the protesters caused serious traffic jam along the Shehu Shagari Way, Asokoro, where the Force Headquarters is located before they departed.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, however, described Amaechi's action in barricading the entrance to the Force Headquarters as a deliberate attempt to provoke the police.
He warned aggrieved politicians and their supporters to seek redress in the court rather than disturbing the peace of law-abiding citizens.
Abba equally advised politicians to take their campaign to the doorsteps of the electorate and not to disrupt activities in government offices.
The police boss said even though the action of the governor was to provoke the police to an open confrontation, the latter disappointed the former and his followers by exhibiting restraint.
Abba, in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, said: "The incident, though provocative and uncivilised, ended without any confrontation as the police exhibited maximum restraint in the face of ceaseless provocation by these leaders and their motley crowd."
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