Ondo poll: Soldiers ordered to shoot at anyone armed during Saturday’s guber elections

Posted by admin Headlines, INEC Politics, Ondo, State News, Top Stories Friday, October 19th, 2012

Security has been beefed-up in Ondo state ahead of today’s governorship election across the
state even as General Officer Commanding 2nd Division Nigerian Army, Major Gen. Mohammed
Abubakar deployed soldiers into the state to provide protection for “voters and electoral officials.”

Addressing the men of the 32 Artillery Brigade Akure, Maj. Gen. Abubakar said there would be no
hunting and fishing on the election day warning that no one should carry their local hunting guns
under the pretence of going to bush to hunt.

He thus ordered his soldiers to arrest anyone other than security agents who carry guns on the
election day even as he warned them to be vigilant of fake soldiers and policemen who will try to
infiltrate their ranks.

His words “No movement on the election day except for those on essential duties and those on
election duty, No hunting on election day. I don’t want to hear that I am going to the bush to hunt.
Anybody with arms must be arrested. If he resists arrest, shoot him; I give you the order.”

Meanwhile, our correspondent in Ondo reports that armed soldiers have taken over all entry points
into the state to check importation of hoodlums and thugs from neighbouring states.

The three main contenders in the election are: Gov. Olusegun Mimiko, a candidate of the labour
party, who is seeking re-election; Chief Olusola Oke, the flag bearer of the People’s Democratic
Party, PDP; and Rotimi Akeredolu, the flag bearer of the Action Congress of Nigeria (A C N).wp_posts