The Minister of National Planning Commission, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman; the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State, Chief Rex Olawoye; and the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Alhaji Ishola Balogun-Fulani on Sunday condemned the renewed wave of killings, political intimidation and attack in the state.

Abubakar, while reacting to last Friday’s killing of Alfa Saadudeen of Kuntu area, believed to be a PDP supporter in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state, described the action as strange and alien to Ilorin culture.

Sulaiman, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Abdulrahman Abdulrauf, urged the security agencies to probe the killing with a view to apprehending and prosecuting the culprits.

He said, “While we sympathise with the family of the deceased, we want to reiterate that politics is not a do-or-die affair and God gives power to whom He so pleases.

“So, people can’t afford to take laws into their hands. The security agencies must not fold their arms in the face of this growing intimidation and attack on our supporters.

“To avert any possible breakdown of law and order, the security agencies should live up to their billings. They should probe deep into the killing of Saadudeen, with a view to bringing the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book. This show of shame is certainly not in our culture in Ilorin. Ours is a culture of live and let others live.”

Sulaiman added, “In as much as we preach and embrace peace among our supporters, those who take delight in carrying out heinous acts, such as the killing of the innocent citizen Saadu, as it happened last Friday, must also be brought to justice.

“The pulling down of our posters by the APC hirelings who were doing their masters’ bidding cannot stop the wind of change blowing across the state.”

Balogun-Fulani called on the state Police Command to protect its members from a series of attacks by thugs suspected to belong to the PDP in the state.

He noted that thugs, suspected to belong to the PDP, allegedly attacked the advance team of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s campaign train at Isaja, Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, which is the home town of the PDP governorship candidate, Senator Simeon Ajibola.

He also said that the APC members, including the governor and his campaign team had been attacked by other thugs suspected to belong and sponsored by some prominent members and candidates of the PDP.

He expressed worry over the alleged inability of the Nigeria Police, Kwara State Command, to stem the politically-motivated attacks. He appealed to the police to ensure the protection of the APC members and arrest and prosecute culprits.

He also appealed to the police to caution Ajibola and other PDP members to stem the tide of political violence in the state.

Olawoye said neither Ajibola nor members of the PDP were behind the attacks.