( CNN ) -- Honduran President Porfirio `` Pepe '' Lobo has said that there are `` high up '' forces in his country that want him killed , but declined to give details . At an impromptu press conference at an event Monday , Lobo was asked by reporters why the presidential home was undergoing security upgrades , including the installation of a perimeter wall . `` It 's unfortunate , but these safety measures must be taken , even more so when they are threatening me , '' Lobo said . `` They say that they should n't remove ( me ) because it 's too problematic . Better to send someone to kill him . '' The president added that he knows `` who they are and they are not low down , they are high up . '' The threats stemmed from a new security tax that would be collected and used to fund police operations , Lobo said . The tax would collect about $ 78 million . The wall being built around the presidential home was being donated by the Taiwanese government , he said . Lobo assumed the presidency in 2010 , the first leader elected after a 2009 coup that ousted former President Manuel Zelaya .
There are people who want him dead , the president says . Pepe Lobo says he has been threatened . Pablo 's house is getting some work , including a perimeter fence .