Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Sunday, 20 September, 2026 alleged that thugs loyal to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, (NDC), looted shops and destroyed campaign billboards in his community in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, reports thegazellenews.com.
Keyamo, who made the allegation in a post shared on his official X handle on Sunday, 20 September, 2026 saying the incident happened on Friday, September 18, 2026, also said he wanted the world to see what the NDC’s thugs went to his community in Effurun, Uvwie LGA of Delta State, to do.
According to the minister, the attackers wrecked havoc on billboards pasted everywhere by Tompolo’s door-to-door Campaign Organisation, entered people’s shops with dangerous weapons and looted the shop.
Keyamo, who also criticised what he described as unequal reactions to political violence, argued that the response would have been different if the victims were members of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“If it had been the other way round against the APC, the section of the bias Press and so-called human rights groups would have been screaming to high heavens, but since this happened, everywhere is mute,” he said.
The minister compared the incident to the recent blockade of Labour Party’s Peter Obi’s entourage in Benue State.
According to him, he had condemned that incident but believed what happened in Delta was worse.
“This is the exact point I made when I openly condemned the blockade of Peter Obi’s entourage from entering Benue State. But what happened in Benue is nothing compared to this,” he said.
Keyamo further alleged that some law enforcement officers accompanied the attackers.
“The video is clear and the evidence is overwhelming. We have more evidence. The thugs were even accompanied by law-enforcement agents in their payroll.”
He said he had advised his supporters against taking the law into their own hands and announced plans to submit a petition to the Inspector-General of Police this week.
“I have warned everyone not to resort to self-help,” he said, just as he also added that he would ask the police to investigate the incident and bring all those found wanting to book.
