Army to demand identity cards from Nigerians

Nigerians will henceforth be requested to carry identification cards to prove their identity to the military as the Nigerian Army begins quick profiling of citizens under a new military exercise, codenamed: Operation Positive Identification.

The exercise, according to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, is to uncover those with questionable identities.

He said the operation will also stop dislodged and fleeing insurgents from accessing peaceful zones.

Buratai, who gave the hint during the launching of routine military exercises, Crocodile Smile IV, Egwu Eke IV and Ayem Akpatuma II, said the operation, which is currently taking place in the Northeast, will be extended to other parts of the country.

The COAS said the operation is meant to curtail the movement of bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic militia and other criminals.

Buratai, who was represented by Chief of Training and Operations in the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. E. O. Udoh, stressed that the exercises became “necessary owing to the myriad of emergent threats that are burgeoning across the geo-political zones”.

He added: “As part of its constitutional roles, the Nigerian Army, acting in aid of civil authority, is poised to combating these threats.”

akelicious:
According to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said, Nigerians will henceforth provide his or her identification cards to prove their identity to the military as the Nigerian Army begins quick profiling of citizens under a new military exercise, codenamed.

Operation Positive Identification is to uncover those with questionable identities.

He said the operation will also stop dislodged and fleeing insurgents from accessing peaceful zones.

Buratai, who gave the hint during the launching of routine military exercises, Crocodile Smile IV, Egwu Eke IV and Ayem Akpatuma II, said the operation, which is currently taking place in the Northeast, will be extended to other parts of the country.

The COAS said the operation is meant to curtail the movement of bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic militia and other criminals.



Buratai, who was represented by Chief of Training and Operations in the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. E. O. Udoh stressed that the exercises became,

“Necessary owing to the myriad of emergent threats that are burgeoning across the geo-political zones”.

He added:

“As part of its constitutional roles, the Nigerian Army, acting in aid of civil authority, is poised to combating these threats.”

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BuhariAdvocate:
I think the military are looking for way to loot public fund.

Let Nigeria government give her citizens genuine identification card.Just like what we have in usa this would really reduce insecurity.

Racoon:
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BuhariAdvocate:
Racoon are you okay? Stop this nonsense.

Racoon:
Abeg ask the man you're advocating for no having the solution to the insecurity challenge he promised to solve.

BuhariAdvocate:
Shut up Buhari will definitely destroy bokoharram if those traditional rulers in the north support him. He did it in 1980 have you ever hear about Maitatsine ?

warripekin:
Nigeria is gradually turning to a concentration camp. You want to demand Id cards from Nigerians and by the military. what for? It keeps getting worse everyday.

FarahAideed:
It's getting worse !!! The rights of Nigerians to live freely is being heavily breached by this same govt ...The Buhari govt knows who the bandits are , where they stay and has even proposed to build Rugas for them and even sent a whole governor to pay them a visit in their camp but yet today they want ordinary citizens to provide them with ID cards before the can move around freely