The Nigerian Army says it remains apolitical whenever called upon by civil authorities to provide internal security.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Thursday while reacting to allegation that soldiers were escorting buses conveying fake voters to Anambra.
According to him, contrary to the misleading information, the buses in question were conveying INEC permanent and ad-hoc staff for the election tasks in the state. “Our duty in the state at this time is purely security-related and in support of the Nigeria Police, which are the lead security agency in the security architecture of electioneering.
“Our troops are guided by extant provisions of Armed Forces of Nigeria Personnel Code of Conduct during elections and the provisions of Armed Forces Act CAP A20 LFN 2004.
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