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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in a statement signed by the President and Secretary General of the Congress, Bobboi Kaigama and Musa Lawal in Lagos on Monday called on the Federal Government to address the issue of security in the country to ensure hitch-free elections in 2015.
The statement urged security agencies to take proactive steps to re-establish total peace and security in the country and advised politicians to desist from “violence and other unlawful means” in order to attain power.
It stated that the TUC was disturbed by reports of proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country.
"We recall reported assertions by Mr Frank Mbah, Spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force that there are over 10 million illegal arms in West Africa and that about seventy per cent of them are in the hands of Nigerians.
"He (Mbah) further affirmed that two million guns are in the hands of Nigerian civilians – one million registered and the remaining one million illegally held by criminals and other people.
"If these claims are anything to go by, it means that nobody is safe in this country."
According to the statement if all the security challenges are left unchecked, it will disrupt the country's hard-earned democracy.
The statement urged security agencies to take proactive steps to re-establish total peace and security in the country and advised politicians to desist from “violence and other unlawful means” in order to attain power.
It stated that the TUC was disturbed by reports of proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country.
"We recall reported assertions by Mr Frank Mbah, Spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force that there are over 10 million illegal arms in West Africa and that about seventy per cent of them are in the hands of Nigerians.
"He (Mbah) further affirmed that two million guns are in the hands of Nigerian civilians – one million registered and the remaining one million illegally held by criminals and other people.
"If these claims are anything to go by, it means that nobody is safe in this country."
According to the statement if all the security challenges are left unchecked, it will disrupt the country's hard-earned democracy.
