Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt
Reviews joint activities with police
Army has described as lopsided the report of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections in Rivers State, accusing the commission of ignoring the input of the army.
The army also said it would review its participation in joint operations with the police because of the failure of the police command to punish its personnel allegedly involved in the shooting of a soldier during the elections.
Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 6 Division Nigerian Army, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement issued yesterday night, said: “Headquarters 6 Division Nigerian Army (NA) have observed with dismay and sense of betrayal in the statement made by INEC signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye, on March 15, 2019. The statement according to INEC was the findings…
