by Kolapo Olapoju

The All Progressives Congress has warned the Peoples Democratic Party and the Federal Government to discard any plot to assassinate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Bola Tinubu.

According to the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, the PDP-led government had trained special forces to eliminate the opponents of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid.

He said: “I have never seen a government so terrified of elections as this present administration. And I have never seen a candidate so terrified of the opposition as Jonathan. Even as recent as last week, (Ekiti State Governor Ayodele) Fayose was asking for the withdrawal of Buhari from the Presidential election; and it is just bizarre -but that coming from Fayose, one should not be surprising.”

“Coming to issue of security, they have made an attempt on his (Buhari) life once before; it can be done again. But, let us warn them that any attempt on the life of Buhari or Bola Tinubu will lead to a consequence that will be very dear for this country. They should not even contemplate it.”

The APC spokesman reiterated the claim by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, that the present administration was training snipers.

Mohammed alleged the Special Force Team, assassinate opposition politicians, were drawn from the Police, the Air Force, the Navy, the Department of Security Service and the National Intelligence Agency.

“It is true. They were trained in Belarus. They are security agents drawn from the NIA, the DSS, the Police, the Air Force and the Navy. They were trained on how to take out targets without any trace or without being discovered and they will leave the scene quietly.”