During the periods of the 2019 General elections, Nigerian Army (NA) supported the Civil Police to ensure a secure and peaceful conduct of the elections across the nation. Despite pockets of crisis witnessed in few states, the election was conducted in a secure and peaceful atmosphere.

To achieve this, the NA in conjunction with other security agencies struggled to checkmate criminals, kidnappers, political thugs, ballot box snatchers from having a field day to perpetuate their selfish illegal activities, in some instances at the detriment of soldiers' lives as witnessed in Abonema and Andoni in Rivers State.

Specific instances abound where kidnappers and other hooligans were intercepted by the personnel of the NA in many parts of Nigeria. For example, around Everyday Super Market in Owerri , Imo State, 4 impostors in military uniform (Woodland camouflage), - Mr Chinedu Odogwu, ,Longinus Okelue , Oguzie Princewell and Kelvin Samalia were arrested while escorting a prominent female politicians in a political party vehicle.
This development further reaffirmed NA's earlier warning to members of the public of the activities of some unscrupulous individuals that sponsored thugs to depend and further their selfish political objectives.

Accordingly, 34 Brigade troops on Operation SAFE CONDUCT deployed around Osisioma junction, Abia State also arrested Mr Allwell Enwereji and five others conveying already thumb printed ballot papers in his vehicle.

On questioning, he claimed the ballot papers were specimens for campaign. Investigation is on to ascertain the culpability of the suspects.

Similarly, troops on patrol around power plant substation Odukpani LGA, in Cross River State rescued Mr Authur Nkama who was earlier kidnapped at Ikot Ansa, in Calabar Municipal Area Council, Cross River State.

Troops also intercepted and arrested suspected ballot box snachers at Airforce junction near Ngor Okpala LGA in Imo State on the 9th of March 2019. On sighting the troops, the suspects abandoned their vehicle and run into the bush. Items recovered included one Sienna Bus, one pump action gun with 11 live cartridge, voters cards and assorted ATMs bearing different names.

In another development, troops also rescued INEC Staff abducted by hoodlums at Ohafia Technical College in Anna Village in Abia State on the 9th of March 2019. Four of the suspects have been arrested while efforts are on to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.The suspects have been handed over to the police for further action.

Similarly, five political thugs were nabbed at Lokpanta, on the 9th of March 2019 while on thier way to disrupt election in Lekwesi community in Abia State. Items recovered from them include camouflage trousers, daggers and assorted charms.

Accordingly, below are some pictures of specific incidents across some states that if allowed could have caused serious security breaches across the nation. Some of these photographs are already trending in the social media.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations
11 March 2019

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Nice job

That doesn't stop the fact the same army snatched ballot boxes in Rivers State.

See their kpako face like an Ipob munching Abacha,

They wanna claim Rivers too.

Is it not the same army snatching ballot boxes n intimidating the opposition in rivers?

Good job by the Nigerian Army.

See as these ones carry the ballot boxes for head like puff-puff and gala!
Unrepentant Animals!!

NA don cast

Good job. God bless NA

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The Nigeria Army has become so useless under the daura cow, imagine what our army has been reduced to when Boko haram is ravaging north east

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their names please so we know the political parties they worked for

Caricature of a country

Ineffectual damage control

Nigeria.. The joke of Africa



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Good job by the Nigerian Army.

See as these ones carry the ballot boxes for head like gala!
Unrepentant Animals!!

Lol, they must have been selling gala for years in Lasgidi.

Are u really sure there are the real cuiprits, just hope not innocent citizens, i no trust 9ja news again o
Cus the real ballot box snatcher are being backed up by the police or even army ..

Gimmick

Hmmmm where is my passport Am jetting outa this shit hole real soon, the anoying part is that this youths don't value their pathetic lives, they keep dying daily for this pot bellied, bloated neck politicians that don't give Sh!t about u..

We blame the army for everything.

Are u an active Forex trader?

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Gimmick

I mark your face

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The Nigeria Army has become so useless under the daura cow, imagine what our army has been reduced to when Boko haram is ravaging north east

You can say whatever you want to say. We have delivered.

And if you make too much of noise, I will bring OP-python dance to your village

And in Rivers, Policemen escorted thugs to snatch ballot boxes.



Meanwhile, How Oyo, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Delta voters kept their eyes on INEC throughout the night at collation centres to ensure APC's votes doesn't rise like Ijebu garri again like it did two weeks ago

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