Group Threatens to Lynch Election Riggers during November 8 Governorship Poll in Anambra

By Praise Chinecherem

A group, ‘Mahogany Spartans,’ spread across the entire Southeast geo-political zone, Tuesday, warned that it would not hesitate to lynch election riggers on the spot and damn the consequences.

President of the group, Hon. Obiora Gablyn Oguonu gave the warning in a chat with newsmen in Onitsha ahead of November 8 gubernatorial election.

He reiterated that the action became necessary to stop at declaring one who does not win the election a winner.

He said, “Whoever that is to be used to rig the election will get it hot. Let the winner be people’s choice, we are.tired of this misguided justices. 60 per cent of those who claim to be politicians are mere political contractors.

“We will not take it any longer, we have to purge the state of election riggers. Whoever wants to rig election come the November 8 governorship election should do so in his house and not at the arena of the election because such a person or persons should get it hot.

“No matter his status in the society we don’t care. We will lynch him on the spot and damn the consequences. We are tired of this illegality, Election result victory should be given to the person who gets majority of the votes in a hitch free election. Somebody the majority wants and voted for.”

The president who said the group is not biased in carrying out its function, reiterated that he is fighting for the oppressed Nigerians who the bulk of the sufferings gets to.

On security situation in the state he commended Gov. Chukwuma Soludo for his efforts so far in curtailing it but lamented the composition and modus operandi of the local vigilante operatives who according to him have turned security into commercial venture.

“I saw some masked people extorting money from motorists However, if they are well paid they will not be extorting money from motorists and other road users. Also they are not suppose to dress like fake native doctors the state government said it is hunting for.

“Security is a serious business that has to do with protection of lives and property of the people and as such vigilante group has to compose of familiar people in the area for easy detection and not to compose of one from Kogi, Calabar, Igbo, among others.

“Close Circuit cameras, CCTV kind of will be of immense assistance in security management and as such should be installed to curtail most of the crimes,” he stated.

He lamented that the major sponsors of violent crimes are some of the wealthy which makes wagging war against crimes and criminality almost impossible.