Anambra guber: We’ll lynch election riggers on the spot, damn consequences – Group warns

PHIL OKOSE, Onitsha

In her bid to ensure free, fair and credible gubernatorial election come November 8, this year, a group, ‘Mahogany Spartans,’ that is spread across the entire Southeast geo-political zone, Tuesday, warned that it would not hesitate to lynch election riggers on the spot and damn the consequences.

Sounding the note of warning while fielding questions from newsmen in Onitsha, the group, through its President, Hon. Obiora Gablyn Oguonu, reiterated that the action became necessary to stop the issue of declaring one who does not win the election a winner.

“Whoever that is to be used to rig the election will get it hot. Let the winner be the people’s choice, we are. tired of these misguided justices. 60 per cent of those who claim to be politicians are mere political contractors.

“We will not take it any longer, we have to purge the state of election riggers. Whoever wants to rig the election come the November 8 governorship election, should do so in his house and not at the arena of the election because such a person or persons would get it hot.

“No matter his status in society, we don’t care. We will lynch him on the spot and damn the consequences. We are tired of this illegality, The Election result victory should be given to the person who gets the majority of the votes in a hitch-free election. Somebody the majority wants and votes for.

The president, who said the group is not biased in carrying out its function, reiterated that he is fighting for the oppressed Nigerians who bear the bulk of the sufferings gets to.

On the security situation in the state he commended Gov. Chukwuma Soludo for his efforts so far in curtailing it  but lamented the composition and modus operandi of the local vigilante operatives who, according to hi,m have turned security into a commercial venture.

“I saw some masked people extorting money from motorists. However, if they are well paid they will not be extorting money from motorists and other road users.

Also they are not supposed to dress like fake native doctors, the state government said it is hunting for.

“Security is a serious business that has to do with the protection of lives and property of the people and as such vigilante group has to be composed of familiar people in the area for easy detection and not to compose of one from Kogi, Calabar, Igbo, among others.

“Close Circuit cameras, CCTV kind of will be of immense assistance in security management and as such should be installed to curtail most of the crimes,” he stated.

He lamented that the major sponsors of violent crimes are some of the wealthy, which makes waging war against crimes and criminality almost impossible.

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