The United Kingdom has said it will take action against individuals who mastermind violence during the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States.

It said the sanction could include restrictions on their eligibility to travel to the UK, restrictions on access to UK-based assets, or prosecution under international law just as it did after the 2019 elections.

The British High Commission in Nigeria stated this in a statement published on its Twitter handle on Tuesday.

This is coming 24 hours after the United States imposed visa restrictions on politicians who masterminded violence and rigging of the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States.

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, in the statement, said she has held meetings with the leaders of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party on the Saturday governorship election in Edo State.

The commission explained that the parley focused on the need for the parties to prevail on their supporters to avoid violence before, during, and after the elections.
https://punchng.com/edo-ondo-uk-threatens-electoral-offenders-with-visa-ban-asset-seizure/

UK should have banned Bola Tinubu when he brought two bullion vans to his residence a day before the election in 2019.

Waste of time, effort in futility, there are more than 190 countries in the world, when US nor UK doesn't have Monopoly of oxygen or visa to heaven

The UK is stepping up as well. Once the EU states do the same, it's not going to be business as usual. They midwived us into this mess through past and present actions knowingly or unknowingly.

It's getting interesting.

The UK should just go ahead and ban them already based on their previous and current ills. Maybe Yemen can accommodate them. This ban that has been activated by the USA will soon spread to all U.S allies, and someday they'll discover that their intl passport will only be able to take them to Cotonou.

Most people make the mistake that these ban afters Politicians, it doesn't.

US And Uk or even the EU isnt the end of the world.

As for asset, many of these politicians use shell companies to buy houses abroad, infact, many dont invest their money in the US and EU again, they are shifting everything to Dubai and capetown.

A ban is a waste of time. Only poor people and people that don't understand systems are happy.

thebosstrevor1:
Most people make the mistake that these ban afters Politicians, it doesn't.

US And Uk or even the EU isnt the end of the world.

As for asset, many of these politicians use shell companies to buy houses abroad, infact, many dont invest their money in the US and EU again, they are shifting everything to Dubai and capetown.

A ban is a waste of time. Only poor people and people that don't understand systems are happy.

If you understand Intl relations between countries you'll know that most top nations in the world share information with their allies, including travel restrictions and sanctions placed on any individual/group/nation. If you've ever processed a visa to a developed country, you'll be asked to state the countries you've previously resided in, and if you've ever had a visa rejection. Look, the world powers can cripple anyone they wish to at anytime. You can only console these insane politicians online, but those who have been affected by this ban know the gravity and implications, and won't be in their best mood right now.

This one sweet me

Good measure, our politicians needs some checks.

they should effect their threat

SmartProf:

If you understand Intl relations between countries you'll know that most top nations in the world share information with their allies, including travel restrictions and sanctions placed on any individual/group/nation. If you've ever processed a visa to a developed country, you'll be asked to state the countries you've previously resided in, and if you've ever had a visa rejection. Look, the world powers can cripple anyone they wish to at anytime. You can only console these insane politicians online, but those who have been affected by this ban know the gravity and implications, and won't be in their best mood right now.

Continue speaking grammar there.

US banned many russia business men and politicians, guess what, they all moved all their money to southern cyprus.

You think our politicians are stupid, they are moving all their assets to Dubai, all your banned Politicians have their money and assets in Dubai under a shell company name. They visit dubia regularly.

Atiku was banned from the US, he went to dubai to rest.

Way to go