Ahead of the Saturday governorship and house of assembly elections, Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff, says intelligence gathered has shown that politicians have plans to disrupt the process.

He made this known on Wednesday during a meeting with principal staff officers and commanders of the Nigerian army.

While noting the cases of violence outbreak in some parts during the presidential election, the army chief said his men would be going harder this time on politicians who attempt to interfere with the process.

“Recent security threat assessment and analysis of the coming elections showed that politicians have made plans to use all means available to truncate the peaceful conduct of the elections,” he said.

“There are indications of their intent to take advantage of and to use the farmers/herders crisis, armed political thugs and ethnic militias to perpetrate acts of violence including bombings. Some of them also intend to infiltrate domestic staff of political opponents, employ mercenaries to carry out acts of assassinations, use the social media for smear campaigns, hate speeches and spread fake news in a bid to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the elections. We must not allow them to succeed.

“Let me reiterate that the NA will enforce all guidelines in support of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure the peaceful conduct of the elections in line with its constitutional roles. I therefore want to remind us all not to rest on our oars. We shall not allow those who are determined to undermine our electoral process to succeed. These forthcoming gubernatorial and state assembly elections are very crucial. These are elections that touch on the interest of the people at the grassroots and could likely be volatile in nature.

“During the course of the recently concluded elections, troops of the Nigerian Army were able to make arrests of persons who perpetrated acts of electoral offences. These suspects have been handed over to the police for prosecution. I want to state, and categorically warn that the Nigerian Army will not tolerate any acts that will undermine national security. This time around we shall be tough on those who plan to rig or disrupt the electoral process.”

In February, President Muhammadu Buhari had given a directive for security operatives to deal ruthlessly with ballot box snatchers. And while the opposition condemned this, the army had said it would go with the president’s order.

https://www.thecable.ng/my-men-will-be-tough-this-time-buratai-warns-election-riggers/amp

Really?

Have you guys ever been soft on Nigerians?

Moreover kindly ask your boys to also be tough on fulani militia terrorists herdsmen, boko haram and those terrorists called bandits without mercy if you are truly serious about national security.

The gratest rigger is BuhariG. If your boys scout are really tough they would have sacked him and conducted a credible election

Is the rigging why the condition of IMT enugu in this condition?

MXrep:
The gratest rigger is BuhariG. If your boys scout are really tough they would have sacked him and conducted a credible election

Even under Marshal Law, Military Commands do not talk wrecklessly against Civilians. Neither do they mix unjustly with Civilians. COAS is fond of treathening Civilians, why?

orisa37:
Even under Marshal Law, Military Commands do not talk wrecklessly against Civilians. Neither do they mix unjustly with Civilians. COAS is fond of treathening Civilians, why?

Are you surprised about such man whom under his command over 300 Nigerians (IMN members) were extra judicially killed within few days by his soldier boys in zaria and the president gave him tacit support.


Its only a new govt or ICC that can make him account for his crimes against Nigerians.

I think you must have meant, your men would assist in rigging.

Bed time stories.......we’ve heard all this before!

TheFreeOne:


Are you surprised about such man whom under his command over 300 Nigerians (IMN members) were extra judicially killed within few days by his soldier boys in zaria and the president gave him tacit support.


Its only a new govt or ICC that can make him account for his crimes against Nigerians.

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God controls Satan. God will surely PERISH all evil ideas in him.

But soft on APC ballot box snatchers.Useless Buratai.