The camp of the former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has accused the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) attempting to suppress the truth over incidents of political violence.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Thursday he Omo-Agege camp argued that the state government’s confirmation of the attack has exposed what it described as the Delta APC’s attempt to dismiss earlier allegations as falsehood.

Omo-Agege resigned from the APC to NDC, not to long ago, after losing the Delta Central Senatorial district bid to incumbent Senator Ede Dafinone.

In a statement yesterday, by the Special Adviser on Strategy and Communications to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Godwin Anaughe, ttitled “When the Government Confirms What Delta APC Called a Lie,” accused the Delta APC of prioritising damage control over addressing the growing concerns about political violence in the state.

According to the statement, the Omo-Agege camp had earlier reported that Hon. Temple Mudi, a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, was attacked with stones, machetes and bottles during a party meeting at PTI, Effurun.

They stated that the Delta APC had responded by dismissing the allegation as “concocted,” describing it as a “theatre of the absurd” and a “desperate attempt” to gain political advantage. Anaughe stressed that subsequent comments by the state government vindicated their claims.

“We said that Hon. Temple Mudi, a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, was attacked with stones, machetes, and bottles during a party meeting at PTI Effurun. In response, the Delta APC dismissed this as ‘concocted,’ labeling it a ‘theatre of the absurd’ and a ‘desperate attempt’ at political gain,” the statement read.

“By the time their statement made headlines, the state government had already confirmed that the attack occurred just as we described.”

The statement cited remarks credited to the Commissioner for Works and Information, Charles Aniagwu, who reportedly condemned the incident and directed security agencies to identify and prosecute those responsible.

According to Anaughe, the commissioner also disclosed that another government official, Comrade Reuben Izeze, the Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), was equally attacked during the incident.

“On that same day, Charles Aniagwu… condemned the incident as ‘unacceptable’ and instructed security agencies to track down and prosecute those responsible. He also revealed something that Delta APC conveniently overlooked: another official, Comrade Reuben Izeze… was also attacked. So while Delta APC was busy calling us liars, their own government was busy validating our claims.”

The Omo-Agege camp stated that the incident exposed what it described as a disturbing tendency by the APC leadership in Delta State to focus on political image rather than the safety of its members.

“We’re not bringing this up to score cheap political points. We’re highlighting it because it reveals a troubling instinct within this Delta APC. When one of their own is nearly beaten to death, their first instinct isn’t to ensure his safety; it’s to manage the fallout for their image.”

The Omo-Agege camp  challenged the APC’s claim that the Delta State Community Security Corps had maintained peace across the state.

It questioned how such a claim could be sustained in the wake of the attacks on party officials and what it described as other recent incidents of violence.

The statement also referenced an alleged attack involving the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Chris Iyovwaye, claiming he was prevented by thugs from entering a town hall in Agholokpe.

“There’s another, quieter falsehood buried in that same statement—the assertion that the Community Security Corps has maintained peace across Delta State. Peace, just three days after their party leaders and senior government officials were violently attacked at their own meeting.”

“Peace, weeks after thugs blocked the NDC’s Governorship candidate, Chris Iyovwaye, from entering the Town Hall in his own community in Agholokpe… Peace, in a month where fresh reports of kidnappings, robberies, and cult-related violence flood in daily from Delta State. If this is Delta APC’s definition of peace, then Deltans should be genuinely alarmed about what they consider chaos.”

The Omo-Agege camp maintained that it had already petitioned relevant security agencies over the incidents.

They demanded investigations by the Commissioner of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Inspector-General of Police.

The Omo-Agege camp called for greater accountability ahead of the 2027 general elections, urging the establishment of an independent investigation into the PTI and Agholokpe incidents, with oversight by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and civil society organisations.