A statement signed by Special Adviser (Media) to President Jonathan, Dr Reuben Abati says his government will not celebrate criminals or turn them into heroes.

The President also appealed to the EU to support countries in West and Central Africa to mop up small arms and weapons that had fallen into the hands of non-state actors, such as Boko Haram, in the aftermath of the Libyan conflict.

He also told the European Union delegation that the conduct of elections in Nigeria was getting progressively better, assuring them that efforts were being made to ensure that only voters would determine the winners of the 2015 national elections