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Anambra Polls; NSA Warns Separatist Organisation
THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd. ), has warned all separatist organizations against disrupting the governorship election in Anambra State on November 6.
Munguno, who was represented by a representative from his office, Sanusi Galadima, gave the warning on Thursday during a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security in Abuja.
Recall that gunmen suspected to be IPOB members had turned the South-East into a battlefield in May of this year.
Suspected arsonists set fire to government buildings, including the Anambra State INEC headquarters.
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Although security agencies accused members of IPOB of alleged complicity, the group denied the allegation.
Galadima said, “With the prevalence of security threats occasioned by different dissident separatist groups in the Southern region of the country, who are bent on scuttling efforts of government in achieving national cohesion and undermining the democratic processes in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria will not tolerate any group or persons planning to impede smooth conduct of elections.”
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Although security agencies accused members of IPOB of alleged complicity, the group denied the allegation.Galadima said, “With the prevalence of security threats occasioned by different dissident separatist groups in the Southern region of the country, who are bent on scuttling efforts of government in achieving national cohesion and undermining the democratic processes in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria will not tolerate any group or persons planning to impede smooth conduct of elections.”
He said while the government would continue to recognise the right of citizens to freely express their legitimate grievances within the law, it would not sit idly by and allow any group to threaten the peace.
