{"id":3601,"date":"2019-01-30T17:05:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2019-01-30T17:05:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:05:39","slug":"election-governors-panic-over-proliferation-of-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/election-governors-panic-over-proliferation-of-arms","title":{"rendered":"Election: Governors Panic Over Proliferation Of Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of February general elections, governors under the auspices of\u00a0 Nigerian Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF) have expressed grave concern over the proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman of the forum and governor of Zamfara State, Abdul\u2019aziz Yari, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the end of an emergency meeting held with the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and heads of security agencies .<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, which was at the instance of the NSA, was called to update the governors on the security situation in the country as the general elections approach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\"><\/div>\n<p>The NSA sought the buy-in of the governors in the implementation of security measures for the smooth conduct of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>According to Yari,\u00a0 governors were also alarmed at the spate of kidnapping across the country and had recommended stronger collaboration and intelligence sharing amongst security agencies to ensure that lives and properties are protected.<\/p>\n<p>He further explained that the governors had further resolved to collaborate with security agencies to ensure that the elections are free, fair and credible.<\/p>\n<p>Yari said: \u201cGovernors are major stakeholders. They seek our cooperation so that their job would be easier. We promised to do our best and ensure the election is free and credible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNot only that, we came through the ballot box and we are going through the same process to seek re-election and make sure that the election is free and is commended by the international community as they did in 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yari also dismissed insinuations that the present administration was planning to rig the election,\u00a0 saying the president had publicly declared\u00a0 that he was not taking the\u00a0 \u201celection in any way as do or die.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\"><\/div>\n<p>On his part, the NSA, Babagana Monguno, remarked that politicians who fear that they may lose the coming elections are the ones plotting to disrupt the exercise, warning, however, that security forces would deal with anyone caught engaging in such acts.<\/p>\n<p>According to Monguno, intelligence reports show that there are plans by some individuals and groups to foment violence during and after the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports reaching me have revealed that some individuals that are uncertain of their fate in the elections are plotting to participate in widespread violence aimed at scuttling the polls,\u201d he said, adding that the strategy of the politicians is to cause crises that can spiral out of control for the government and the people.<\/p>\n<p>Monguno warned politicians against arming thugs during the elections, saying that such would not be tolerated by government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\"><\/div>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere are indications that these unscrupulous elements are already mobilising merchants of violence, including armed bandits and terrorists to cause problems cross the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will refrain from being specific on some of the plots that have been uncovered, though the security agencies will spare no efforts in dealing appropriately with any act that can destabilise the nation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn this regard, we owe Nigerians the duty to protect and preserve their lives and property regardless of our individual or group aspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated that government would not tolerate any thuggery of bearing of illegal weapons .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment will demonstrate zero tolerance to political thuggery and illegal bearing of fire-arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to restate that our doors are always open to collaborate and act proactively to maintain the sanctity of Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also disclosed that all state commissioners of police had been instructed to arrest anyone bearing firearms illegally or engaged in acts of violence during the elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of February general elections, governors under the auspices of\u00a0 Nigerian Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF) have expressed grave concern over the proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country. The chairman of the forum and governor of Zamfara State, Abdul\u2019aziz Yari, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the end of an emergency meeting held with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":3607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,28,16],"tags":[209,173,197],"class_list":["post-3601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-governor","tag-parties","tag-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Election: Governors Panic Over Proliferation Of Arms - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/election-governors-panic-over-proliferation-of-arms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Election: Governors Panic Over Proliferation Of Arms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ahead of February general elections, governors under the auspices of\u00a0 Nigerian Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF) have expressed grave concern over the proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country. 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