Nigeria, April 2 -- The Osun State Police Command has said it acted in good faith when it deployed its officers to the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Monday.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Folasade Odoro, told PREMIUM TIMES that the command acted on a "tip off" signaling a possible attack on the secretariat.

"We acted proactively to forestall the breakdown of law and order," she said.

Officials of the party had expressed concerns over the deployment of armed policemen and vehicles to the secretariat's entrance when there were no actual signs of disorderliness.

The PDP state chairman, Soji Adagunodo, told journalists that the heavy presence of police operatives was not at the invi...