. Says security agents colluding with illegal arms importers, criminals to cause mayhem
By Samuel Oyadongha
State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, has said Nigerians are not safe to cast their votes in the forthcoming general election owing to threats by some political actors, especially in Bayelsa.
Dickson who raised the alarm during a Media chat in Yenagoa accused the opposition of colluding with some security operatives in stockpiling arms to cause mayhem during the election.
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