President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Armed Forces and other security agencies in Nigeria to ensure that the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State must take place by all means.
Briefing journalists after the meeting of security chiefs presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the National Security Adviser, General Babagana Monguno (retd), said President Buhari gave the armed forces the marching order in response to the heightened security challenges in Anambra State.
Monguno said, “The President has directed that under no circumstances will anything be allowed to stop the elections from taking place successfully. The people have a right to vote and select their leader.
“No group or individual will be allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos, leading to murderous activities.
“The President has made it very clear that the Armed Forces and all law enforcement agencies must make sure that the elections take place even if it means overwhelming the entire environment with the presence of security agencies.
“There are so many implications for elections to be sabotaged by non-state actors; in the first place, we are in a democracy, secondly it is important to note that if these non-state actors should succeed in destroying the potentials for orderly elections, then it is natural that other parts of the country would also want to copy this same situation.”
Meanwhile, the NSA disclosed that the new leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) Mallam Bako, was two days ago killed by the military.
