The Sun quoted the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, warning that anyone involved in electoral malpractice would have themselves to blame.
“Ballot snatching, ballot buying, thuggery will never be allowed. Anybody that is planning to snatch ballot boxes or planning to be used as a tout, will have his or herself to blame on election day. So you better don’t allow yourself to be used,” he declared.
The Punch said the Independent National Electoral Commission has disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari over his order to security agents to kill ballot box snatchers during the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Leadership said that President Buhari, the nation’s service chiefs and some governors from crisis-ridden states held a crucial security meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja.
ThisDay said that after the tongue lashing by virtually all segments of the public for last Saturday’s last minute postponement of the presidential and National Assembly election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday began the public confidence rebuilding process, telling Nigerians that it is now ready to hold the poll rescheduled for Saturday nationwide.
The Vanguard said that following the disappointment expressed by Nigerians when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), cancelled and postponed the February 16th, presidential and National Assembly elections, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has begged Nigerians not to lose hope in the country’s electoral system, and assured them of delivering free, fair and credible elections.
The Nation reported that detectives are holding a businessman who is said to be an associate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Mr. Uyi Giwa-Osagie is being suspected of allegedly laundering about $4 million, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) believes to be “suspicious election cash”.