Abiodun Nejo, Ado EkitiThe Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has said the order of President Muhammadu Buhari to security agencies on ballot snatching has the potential of emboldening trigger-happy security agents to take the law into their own hands. CISLAC Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa, who expressed concerns about what he described as ‘potential execution order’ from the President, urged him to retract it in the interest of sanctity of human lives and democratic growth. Buhari had, at the caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on Monday, said security agencies had been given the go-ahead to “deal ruthlessly” with ballot snatchers. “CISLAC, therefore, calls on security agencies to respect the rule of law and not take laws into their hands as they will take responsibility for any action. “Every known law in our democratic norms does not permit the armed forces anywhere near the parameters of the polling units/points.

Source: Punch February 19, 2019 16:52 UTC