Militarisation of 2019 elections – Vanguard News Nigeria

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Excesses of overzealous soldiers undermined credibility of elections
— CSOs, elder statesmen, lawyers, etc.
Deployment of soldiers to secure elections dangerous to our democracy
—Clement Nwankwo
It is wrong to say electoral process was militarised—Lt Gen Tukur Buratai

By Mike Ebonugwo & Charles Kumolu

ALTHOUGH the 2019 general elections have come and gone, the jury is still out on the question of whether the entire process was credible based on how those assigned different roles by law and the relevant authorities conducted themselves. On the dock are the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; the different political parties that took part in the elections, the security agencies, including the Police, the military and others.

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A Nigerian police SWAT personnel member sits alert with a machine gun on a vehicle stationed at the entrance of Rivers State collation centre in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria, on February 26, 2019. – Incumbent Muhammadu Buhari kept a lead…



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