Shola Oyeyipo in Abuja and Esther Oluku in Lagos
A House of Representatives member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency of Enugu State, Hon.
“Though some of these soldiers reportedly acted professionally and neutrally during these elections, other deployed soldiers were alleged to have descended into the arena of conflict, taken partisan sides and interfered with and in some cases, aborted the electoral process, as was reported in Rivers State, where the umpire, the INEC has officially in a statement signed by the Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Educations, Mr.
Falana’s warning followed what he described as the attendant violence perpetrated by members of the armed forces during the recent general election, describing it as “militarisation of election’’. Falana noted in a statement issued yesterday that the Nigerian Army reacted to the report of the fact- finding committee set up by the INEC, and denied military involvement in the intimidation and killing of unarmed voters in Port Harcourt.
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