Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar'S life in danger !
Atiku
Abubakar, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged threats
to
his life and those of his family members following his decision to contest the
2019 Presidential election.
Atiku,
who is one of the aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) revealed this in a petition, he addressed to President Buhari, dated
September 7, 2018. The petition, enitled “Petition Over Criminal Intimidation
And Threat To My Life, That Of Members Of My Family, And Cyber Stalking Using
Mobile Phone Number 08148228704,” was copied to the PDP national chairman,
Prince Uche Secondus. In the Petition, Atiku requested additional police
protection for his family and himself from the President stressing that his
wife and daughters have received separate Short Message Service (SMS) from the
mobile line warning that unless he backs out of the race, they would be raped
and murdered. Atiku said the author of the threat text message said his family
was being closely monitored. He called on President Buhari to order an urgent
investigation into the matter pointing out that it could lead to serious
breaches and may constitute real danger to national security, if not addressed.
Atiku
in the petition, said the author threatened that if he doesn’t withdraw from
the contest, “we will kill, rape your wife and daughters”, whom they identified
as Mariam who worked at CBN and Fatima, the former commissioner in Adamawa State.
According to Atiku, the writer of the SMS also threatened: “We will blow your
plane off the sky and we will poison you and your family. You are going to see
what we will do with your family. We know where and where your children travel
to.” The petition further revealed that the author of the message also
threatened to blow up all his property and those of his wives, saying, “We
control the aviation towers in Nigeria and South Africa. We are in government
and Buhari will win again.
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