The Federal Government on Thursday raised the alarm that some unscrupulous Nigerians had perfected plans to use female bombers to invade polling centres in the forthcoming general elections.
Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, raised the alarm at the weekly briefing on the war against terrorism in Abuja.
Omeri, who is also the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, also attributed the recent success recorded against insurgents in the Northeast to the pact entered into by Nigeria with neighbouring countries.
He said, “Recent intelligence reports indicate that some unscrupulous Nigerians have perfected plans to surreptitiously collect, buy or steal the Permanent Voter Cards of female voters, handover same to female suicide bombers and create access for them into polling centres where they will detonate bombs and kill unsuspecting voters.
“By this information, therefore, Nigerians, especially female voters are warned to remain vigilant and also jealously guard and preserve their PVCs to avoid the possibility of it being lost to these bad elements who will put them to untoward uses.”
He added, “The reported success and offensives by armies of the various countries is a result of country-to-country bilateral agreements entered into by the Nigerian government with its neighbours to enhance coordination in the fight against insurgency in the region.
“Meanwhile, the 7500 AU-backed multinational force is to be composed of mainly troops from countries in the Lake Chad Basin Commission areas.
“The modalities for the operationalisation of this force are being worked out at a tactical summit which started on Thursday in the Republic of Cameroun.
“In addition, the Chadian Chief of Defence Staff is currently in Nigeria to consolidate discussions on the trans-border operations.”
In another development, Omeri on Thursday unveiled a campaign aimed at preparing Nigerians for a nonviolence conduct before and after the general elections.
The campaign titled ‘Do the Right Thing #WagePeace2015′ is designed to be the biggest joint peace advocacy drive where Nigerians and stakeholders can be on one platform with one message – wage peace not war.
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