No petition on ex-militant war threat- Police

The police have said they are still studying the threat by some ex-
militants to declare war against the nation, if President Goodluck
Jonathan does not win the forthcoming presidential election.
The Force stated that it would take appropriate action at the right
time.
Some ex-militants, including Mujahideen Dokubo-Asari, Tompolo
and Boyloaf, had threatened to wage war against the nation if
Jonathan loses the presidential election in February, after a meeting
between Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State; the Special
Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr. Kingsley Kuku and the
ex-warlords in Yenagoa last week.
Former Defence Minister, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, had called
for the arrest of the ex-militants for constituting a threat to the
peace of the nation.
But when asked what on Friday what the police planned to do about
the threat, the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojuwku,
explained that the police were studying the situation and would take
appropriate steps.
When prodded further on why the ex-militants had not been
summoned or cautioned, Ojukwu said there was no report before the
police on the threat.
He said, “We have not taken action because there is no report or
complaint before the police; no one has lodged a complaint on the
issue, but we are studying the situation and would take the
necessary step at the right time.”
The Federal Government had on Thursday condemned the
inflammatory statement by the warlords, saying there was no basis
for the beating of war drums by the ex-militants.
Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, described the threat by the warlords
as reprehensible, stressing that Jonathan had said he would
concede defeat if he lost the presidential election.
Moro said, “It is reprehensible for people to threaten this country
with mayhem and violence should their candidate lose the elections.
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan, has not left anybody in doubt as to his preparedness to
conduct a free, fair, credible and transparent election.
“Mr. President has said that in the unlikely event of his losing the
election, in the course of this exercise, that he is straight man
enough, he was democratic enough to concede defeat.
“And so if Mr President himself, who is the main contestant in this
election, who is the President of this country, who is the leader of
the PDP, has come out to say that he was going to ensure free and
fair elections, where the choice of Nigerians would be respected, I
do not see where statements from the supporters of either Mr.
President or any other political parties for that matter should derail
the course of this democratic movement.”

source- punchng.com