The Police said on Wednesday that some politicians were planning to recruit youths as thugs to harm political opponents and disrupt the electoral process.
Force PRO, Emmanuel Ojukwu, said intelligence had further revealed that the thugs were being armed with dangerous weapons to cause havoc and mischief in the build-up to the 2011 elections.
It has come to the notice of the Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, that some Nigerian politicians are concluding plans to recruit young and able-bodied citizens as thugs, Ojukwu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said.
According to him, the intention of such desperate politicians is to use the young men and women as disposable cannon-fodders and to employ them to cause havoc and mischief in the build-up to the 2011 elections.
The Nigeria Police Force hereby warns that both the employers of the thugs and the thugs themselves will face the full wrath of the law as Nigeria’s democracy has no more room for mischief makers.
The Force advises youths that thuggery is not an alternative to gainful employment, and that they should think twice before mortgaging their future, Ojukwu said.
According to him, youths should ask why politicians do not use their sons and daughters for the evil enterprise.
He said the Force would not compromise on its mandate to guarantee safety of lives and property before, during and after the 2011 elections.
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