Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has directed police to arrest on sight anybody trying to cause political trouble ahead of the re-scheduled April 9 Area Council elections.
The directive is coming on the heels of the recent political violence in Gwagwalada Area Council, which the minister condemned in strong term. The violence occurred yesterday morning during a political rally.
The Minister warned that security breach in whatever manner is not acceptable in the FCT, even as he made it clear that politics need not be taken as a do or die affair.
Musa Bello said that political violence has no place in the history of the capital city, adding that he had already directed that all perpetrators be arrested and brought to book.
The Minister asked the political gladiators not test the will power of the government, assuring that his government would not condone this barbaric behavior from any body however highly placed in the society.
“The Security Agents must fish out perpetrators of this violent attack and be made to face the full wrath of the law because nobody is above the law.”
Musa Bello assured the residents of the FCT that the security agencies are on top of the situation and therefore advised them to go about their lawful businesses.
It was reported that in Dobi village, Gwagwalada Area Council, supporters of the current Chairman of the Gwagwalada Area Council and that of his political god father, all belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) had a violent clash leading to the death of one Haruna Adamu. [myad]
