Nigerian Army releases hotlines to report security breaches

Israel Arogbonlo

The Nigerian Army has approved a list of Hotlines to report any suspicious act of violence by unscrupulous persons during the forthcoming general election.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the hotlines were to afford members of the public, the opportunity to support efforts of security agencies in ensuring peaceful elections across the country.

He said the hotlines were also released to report the conduct of troops deployed to provide security during the election.

This, according to him, is part of Nigerian army’s move to support the police, which is the lead security agency, to ensure successful conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Nigerian army had earlier produced and circulated Codes of Conduct and Rules of Engagement for Operation Safe Conduct to its formations and Units.

The manual is to provide guidance and ensure that troops operate within the provisions of the law.

“Members of the general public are please enjoined to call the phone numbers below in their various states including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja to report any security breach during the elections:

1. ABIA STATE 08031113129

2. ADAMAWA STATE 08022750987

3. AKWA-IBOM STATE 07034470916

4. ANAMBRA STATE 07035891185

5. BAUCHI STATE 08128063675

6. BAYELSA STATE 08033241005

7. BENUE STATE 08080754339

8. BORNO STATE 09099616160, 08086987079

9. CROSS RIVER STATE 08037084192

10. DELTA STATE 07035070797

11. 11. EBONYI STATE 08158274048

12. EDO STATE 09066325953

13. EKITI STATE 08037851448

14. ENUGU STATE 09032102212, 08023097458

15. GOMBE STATE 07063908779, 08082557782

16. IMO STATE 07034907427

17. JIGAWA STATE 07017791414, 08100144363

18. KADUNA STATE 07031544227, 08028580978, 08035242633

19. KANO STATE 08038432656

20. KATSINA STATE 08108854061, 09012998054

21. KEBBI STATE 09130213661

22. KOGI STATE 08033217964

23. KWARA STATE 09060001270

24. LAGOS STATE 08034025825, 08023190487, 09024409000 08033709434

25. NASSARAWA STATE 09051009404

26. NIGER STATE 07031346425

27. OGUN STATE 09116589494

28. ONDO STATE 08036130535

29. OSUN STATE 09019683922

30. OYO STATE 07047703000

31. PLATEAU STATE 08037116395, 07031260622

32. RIVERS STATE 08064274222

33. SOKOTO STATE 07069084570, 07052693532, 08136913284

34. TARABA STATE 08136728969, 08060902363

35. YOBE STATE 08061397656

36. ZAMFARA STATE 08140075541

37. FCT 09114913164, 08186690471, 08079153860, 08034276240, 08164304255, 09159793968.

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