President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has given a blanket order to the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police to shoot-on-sight anybody seen snatching ballot boxes or trying to unleash thugs during the elections.
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According to Buhari, “I really gave the military and police order to be ruthless… Anybody who thinks he has enough influence in his locality to lead a body of thugs to snatch ballot boxes or disturbs the voting system, will do so at the expense of his own life.”
WARNING: “I really gave the military and police order to be ruthless… Anybody who thinks he has enough influence in his locality to lead a body of thugs to snatch ballot boxes or disturbs the voting system, will do so at the expense of his own life." – President @MBuhari. pic.twitter.com/lhvT8yEZR2
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) February 18, 2019