Buhari Urges Security Agencies to Arrest Trouble Makers, Says Election is not War






 All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari has again called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute those involved in election violence.
“I again call on security agencies to promptly arrest and prosecute all those found guilty of violence in any form. This is an urgent duty,” Buhari said Saturday in his Twitter handle (@ThisIsBuhari).



The APC flag bearer whose presidential campaign trail is visiting Ekiti and Ondo States today said “elections are not war. Politics is not a battle.”

“Violence and hate speech by supporters of any of the candidates is not acceptable,” Buhari said.

He said “as I have continued to repeat at rallies and in the media, it is our collective responsibility to ensure campaigns remain peaceful.”

He urged his supporters to shun violence saying, “the only effective way to register our rejection of the present failure in governance is to vote peacefully and protect our votes peacefully.”

“Good morning my friends, as our message of change continues to sweep around the country; we re-iterate our call against violence.

“Change is almost here, fellow Nigerians. We can all feel it coming. Things must change,” the APC presidential candidate tweeted.






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