There is palpable fear of breakdown of law and order at the ever-busy Seme border as those who lost the recent election into the Seme border chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) have vowed to make the chapter ungovernable.
Even though, some members of the association at the strategic border claimed that juju was planted at the secretariat, a leading figure in the two camps confirmed to our correspondent last weekend that the juju has been removed.
There is palpable fear of breakdown of law and order at the ever-busy Seme border as those who lost the recent election into the Seme border chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) have vowed to make the chapter ungovernable.
Even though, some members of the association at the strategic border claimed that juju was planted at the secretariat, a leading figure in the two camps confirmed to our correspondent last weekend that the juju has been removed.
A frontline member of the association at Seme border; Alhaji Mikky Okunola, whose candidate, Alhaji Bisiriyu Lasisi lost to the incumbent; Mr Patrick Ozobialu confirmed that the group was aggrieved that it was rigged out at the elections which held in Lagos on January 24, 2013.
He also disclosed that his group has planted some invisible charms at the association’s secretariat and that what was being rumoured to have been planted had been removed.
When asked for the rationale behind the group’s action, Alhaji Okunola alleged that its candidate was rigged out of the election for the incumbent by certain forces at the associations’ national secretariat.
He specifically mentioned a ranking officer for alleged infiltrating the association’s voter’s register.
“We are planting more charms there (secretariat), anyone who wants to die should go there, we don’t care any longer since they cheated to get there”, he confirmed to our correspondent on Friday, even as he mentioned names of charms that have been planted and that are invisible to the ordinary eyes.
However, when reminded about the panel that has been constituted by the national secretariat to treat all complaints that may arise on account of the elections, Alhaji Okunola said his group has little or no confidence in the ability of the panel to be above board.
The panel is headed by a member of the association’s Board of Trustees; Chief Okenze Obinna, but Alhaji Okunola said there was little the panel can achieve.
He however disclosed that his group would tender documents to prove that Mr Ozobialu did not win the election.
All efforts to get Mr Ozobialu on the telephone was unsuccessful, but our correspondent confirmed that the Seme chapter secretariat of the association has remained under lock and keys since the elections and not even the swearing of new executives last Tuesday could make the place to be reopened.
Tension is rising at the border on account of the simmering face-off between the Lasisi group and the Ozobialu group.
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