President Buhari has warned that anybody involved in ballot
box snatching during the February 23rd and March 6th general elections will pay
with his or her live.
Speaking at an All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus
meeting in Abuja on Monday morning, February 18th, President Buhari said that
an unlawful act such as ballot snatching will not be tolerated. He added that
he has given the police and the military instructions to be ruthless with
anyone that would want to cause trouble at polling units.
I have briefed the law enforcement agencies. They have
identified hotspots and flashpoints. They too should be prepared to move. They
too must have made their arrangements as much as possible.
Anybody that decides to snatch boxes or lead thugs to the
polling units may be the last unlawful action he will take.
I have told the
military and the police to be ruthless. We are not going to be blamed that we
want to riug elections. I want Nigerians to be respected. Let them go to
wherever they want across the parties. I am not afraid. I have gone to the 36
states and Abuja. I think I have gotten enough support across the country to
look after me.
I am going to warn anybody who thinks he has enough
influence in his own locality to lead a body of thugs to snatch boxes or to
disturb the voting system, he will do it at the expense of his own life'' he
said
