Nigeria elections: Buhari raises alarm, reveals persons inciting youths for violence

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said intelligence report had uncovered that some opposition leaders were inciting young Nigerians to go on rampage in a bid to discredit the forthcoming elections.

He, therefore, appealed to the youths in Nigeria to shun violence during the polls.

The nation’s leader, in his speech during a national broadcast, said: “I want to make a special appeal to our youth: Do not allow yourselves to be used to cause violence and destruction.

“The people who want to incite you are those preparing the ground for discrediting the elections. Having lost the argument, they fear losing the elections.

“As Government has a critical role in maintaining the democratic traditions, so do citizens. I therefore urge you all, as good Nigerians, to take a personal interest in promoting and maintaining peace in your respective neighbourhoods during the elections.

“This is certainly not a time to allow personal, religious, sectional or party interests to drive us to desperation.”