Nigeria: Buhari Orders Ruthless Action Against Ballot Box Snatchers

19 February 2019

Politicians and their supporters who are banking on ballot box snatching to win elective positions in the rescheduled 2019 general elections may meet their Waterloo as President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agents to be ruthless with them.

As he reiterated his commitment to free, fair and credible elections, Buhari said that anyone who dares to resort to violence or snatches any ballot box during the polls, may be embarking on such unlawful act for the last time in his life.

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