Elections: Army declares readiness, warns political thugs

The 6 Division Nigerian Army has vowed to deal with anybody or group, in accordance with the law, in River state who tries to disrupt election next Saturday.

Spokesperson of 6 Division, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday.

He said: “Credible intelligence available to headquarters of 6 Division Nigerian Army (NA) has uncovered an unholy plan by some political actors within its area of responsibility to arm and sponsor miscreants in addition to using military-like fatigue dress for deception to cause pandemonium at polling stations for their political gain.

“While covert efforts are on-going to track the source of the weapons and the agents involved in conjunction with sister security agencies, authorities of 6 Division Nigerian Army wish to unequivocally state that anyone found to be disrupting the electoral process under any guise will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the laws no matter how highly placed he or she is.”

He said the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division who is also Land Component Commander Operation Delta Safe,  Maj Gen Jamil Sarham, has reassured the people of Niger Delta of safety during and after elections.

“He also thanks the good citizens of the Niger Delta for their cooperation and assistance so far rendered to the Division particularly in the area of information dissemination and urge them to do more,” Iliyasu said.

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