We Are Ready For You- Nigerian Army Tells Ballot Box Thieves

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The Nigerian army has come out to say that they are prepared to carry out the order made by President Buhari concerning ballot box snatchers. According to the President, anyone that decides to steal ballot box should be ready to pay with his/her life.  In reaction to this, the spokesman of the Nigerian army, Sagir Musa,  has said that the army is ready to comply, in his own words; “If Commander-in-Chief has given order to the Nigerian Army to that effect, be rest assured that order will be totally and effectively obeyed without any ifs or buts,”  But a legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong has come out to clarify that during elections, the Nigerian army is not supposed to be taking orders from the President instead their orders should come from INEC. “Under the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended), all security agencies are to take instructions from INEC during elections. Buhari’s shoot at sight Order is illegal and amounts to a flagrant and disgraceful attack on the independence on the electoral commission and the rule of law,” Mr. Effiong said. Photo Credit: Getty

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