Group decries army’s postings, says it could mar 2023 polls | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⚠️
The rights group stated that army authorities have continued to leave the high command cadre of the force in the hands of Northerners, particularly, members of the Muslim population, thereby treating them as if they permanently belong to “a homogenous theocratic Islamic state.”
It, therefore, demanded for indigenisation and allocation of General Officers Commanding posts of the 6 Division, Port Harcourt, and the 82 Division, Enugu, to senior army officers from the South East, in line with the Federal Character Act of 2004. “The Nigerian Army’s new postings are not only ethno-religiously lopsided, they escalate ethno-religious insecurity and insurgency by giving one ethno-religious group upper hand over others, including unhindered access to state’s coercive instruments. The development further provides breeding ground for violent self-help and emergence of different armed groups.
“Such postings and their lopsidedness, less than 45 days to February 25, 2023, presidential election also constitute a major threat to the critical poll.”
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