A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Nworie, has alleged a nonchalent disposition by operatives of the State Police Command over the plight of party members and other opposition supporters in the state.
He made the allegations during a meeting with journalists on Wednesday, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Nworie, a former PDP chairman in the state, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, soon after the 2023 general elections on personal grounds.
He was recently attacked alongside his supporters and journalists in Ikwuator village, Idemba community in Ezza South Local Government Area of the state by over 50 thugs suspected to be working for the APC.
The thugs reportedly disrupted a rally organised by the PDP to announce his defection from the APC back to the PDP in the state, Nworie alleged
The event, originally billed to take place at the village square in Idemba community was moved to his compound when the thugs allegedly stormed the venue and disrupted it, destroying plastic chairs, canopies, and other property and attacking any person suspected to be attending the rally.
The thugs, who also inflicted injuries on 10 members of the PDP, also attacked journalists who came to cover the event.
The PDP stalwart alleged that men of the Ebonyi Police Command watched while the thugs stormed the venue and attacked members of the party, his loyalists while also destroyed valuable property.
He said the situation was pathetic, despite having written to the Command, notified it of the event and requested adequate security.
“The police watched as the thugs stormed the venue and attacked me, beat my supporters and disrupted the rally,” Nworie alleged.
“Instead of the police that I wrote to and notified to provide security for me and other PDP members to protect us, they couldnt provide the needed security. They stood and idled around while we were attacked,” he lamented.
The alleged letter dated July 31, 2026, sent to the command, was made available to journalists, on Wednesday and read, “I am the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State for the 2021-2023 general elections and had previously abandoned the party after but now decided to go back due to my relationship with the present gubernatorial flag bearer.
“The party from the national excos, as well as the state excos and leaders, down to the ward level will officially receive me at my ward in Onuoriegu Ikwuator Idemba Ward in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Saturday, August 1st, 2026 by 10:30a.m.
“Due to this, I have received a chain of threats to my life, as well as my loyalists and our national and state officers, including very important people coming from far and near.
“It is against this background that I passionately applied for adequate security coverage, personnel from your good office to avoid the breakdown of law and order from those threatening me and this program. I am a law-abiding citizen, sir.”
However, the Ebonyi State Police Command, on Wednesday, denied ever receiving any letter or petition from the PDP in the state.
In a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Joshua Ukandu, it said no petition was submitted to it for either a notification of an event or protection.
“The command wishes to state unequivocally that no petition relating to any of the alleged attacks has been received by the Ebonyi police command,” he said.
Meanwhile, the APC in the state has denied the attack. The Chairman of the APC, Stanley Okoro Emegha, alleged that those who may be uncomfortable with the political behaviour of Ifeanyi Nworie may be responsible for the attack and not the APC
He said: “So far, as it has to do with the APC in Ebonyi State, we watch the body language of our governor, he doesn’t want to offend anyone.
“As such, we must toe his path. There is no time the APC will have a hand in violence because you know that if you get into such act, the governor will abandon you.
2027: Ex-Ebonyi PDP chairman alleges attack by APC thugs, accuses police of supporting ruling party