Some delegates, journalists, and other participants at the 8th National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were tear-gassed Friday night while trying to gain entry into the Eagles Square, Abuja, the venue for the exercise.
Some of the victims, who spoke in brief interviews with BusinessDay, described the incident as inhumane and unjustified.
A delegate from Taraba State, who identified himself simply as Mohammed, alleged that he was assaulted with tear gas despite presenting his accreditation tag.
“Despite possessing a valid accreditation tag for the event, I was treated badly by security personnel at the entrance. This is so sad. Our country has a long way to go,” he said
Security personnel, including police officers and soldiers, cordoned off major access routes to the venue, restricting movement and forcing many accredited journalists to trek long distances.
A journalist who spoke on condition of anonymity said a security personnel threatened to open fire on those attempting to gain access through the entrance point at the federal ministry of finance, describing the development as worrisome.
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