Security beefed up in Abuja ahead of APC NEC meeting

- There is heavy security at APC national secretariat Abuja currently

- The security was beefed up ahead of APC NEC meeting

- President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to chair the meeting

Security has been beefed up around the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s national secretariat, located at Blantyre Street in Wuse II, Abuja, ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting slated for Tuesday, October 31.

This Day reports that the deployment of security personnel comprising a combine team of military, police and men of the Civil Defence started arriving very early in the morning with several truckloads of security men.

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Legit.ng gathered that as at 8 am, all the entry points and street connections to the APC secretariat were locked down to vehicular and human traffic, expect those officially listed for the meeting.

Journalists and staff of the APC secretariat were also affected by the screening which allowed only very few members of the media to go in after thorough frisking by security agents.

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According the party, the meeting is expected to begin by 1.30 pm after President Muhammadu Buhari might have arrived.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the national caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari late Monday, October 30, reached basic decisions ahead of the NEC meeting slated for Tuesday, October 31, 2017.

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Source: Legit.ng