The Nigerian Army, disclosed, yesterday, how Deputy
Superintendent of Police, Alkali Mohammed, of Mobile Police Unit 48 and his
orderly, were beheaded “by suspected political thugs” during the legislative
rerun election in Rivers State, at the weekend.
Also, four personnel of the Nigeria Security
and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were killed and their weapons carted away.This was even as the army denied allegations of ballot box snatching, illegal escort of politicians, arrest, killing and detention of voters during the rerun election, levelled against its soldiers, saying those accusing them of being partisan did so to garner public sympathy and tarnish its reputation.
The army also said, as a respected institution
with constitutional responsibility to safeguard lives and property, it would
not fold its hands to watch miscreants and hoodlums abducting, maiming and
killing innocent citizens, especially uniform personnel.
General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Kasimu Abdulkarim said this in a statement, yesterday.
Abdulkarim also said soldiers from his division provided what he described as ‘perimeter defence,’ to ward off hoodlums and miscreants and could not have been involved in ballot box-snatching and escorting of politicians, as alleged.
Abdulkarim said soldiers acted swiftly in response to security breaches to enforce the law, provide aid to the Nigeria Police and other security agencies in places like Abonema, Etche, Gokhana, Ikwere, Eleme, Tai, Khana and Omoku that were marred with violence.
He said with the barbarism displayed by some electorate and hoodlums, soldiers acted with civility and professionally to ensure a peaceful and crisis free election.
General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Kasimu Abdulkarim said this in a statement, yesterday.
Abdulkarim also said soldiers from his division provided what he described as ‘perimeter defence,’ to ward off hoodlums and miscreants and could not have been involved in ballot box-snatching and escorting of politicians, as alleged.
Abdulkarim said soldiers acted swiftly in response to security breaches to enforce the law, provide aid to the Nigeria Police and other security agencies in places like Abonema, Etche, Gokhana, Ikwere, Eleme, Tai, Khana and Omoku that were marred with violence.
He said with the barbarism displayed by some electorate and hoodlums, soldiers acted with civility and professionally to ensure a peaceful and crisis free election.
-Sun News
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