The All Progressives Congress has condemned the recent wave of violent attacks at political gatherings across the country, calling on security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible.

The party’s Presidential Campaign Council, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dele Alake, described the reported attacks in Edo, Cross River and Gombe, as well as violence targeted at political leaders and supporters across party lines, as condemnable.

The APC also condemned the disruption of the Nigeria Democratic Congress town hall meeting scheduled to hold in Lagos.

The party urged political parties, politicians and their supporters to exercise restraint and avoid actions capable of triggering crisis and public disorder during the electioneering period.

It called on security agencies to be more responsive and vigilant in preventing political violence, stressing that instigators and perpetrators must be apprehended and punished in accordance with the law.

The APC further urged political parties and candidates to focus their campaigns on issues that would improve the lives of Nigerians rather than instigate violence at political events.