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Elections 2019: Politicians plan to use hoodlums in military uniform to cause pandemonium at polling stations - Army raises alarm

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Nigerian Army has stated that it has uncovered a plan by some political actors to arm and sponsor miscreants dressed in military uniform to cause pandemonium at polling stations.

The disclosure was made in a post on the Army's twitter handle, @HQNigerianArmy, on Tuesday, February 19.

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Legit.ng notes that the Army said the discovery was made by the 6 Division.

See the tweet:

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This development follows a previous report by Legit.ng that the director-general of the national task force on prohibition of illegal importation of small arms, ammunition, Osita Okereke, alleged that ahead of the 2019 general elections, Nigeria’s governors, candidates and other politicians were stockpiling arms.

The arms, according to Okereke, are meant to kit the thugs of the politicians and candidates and governors, whose names he did not mention.

Okereke spoke at the National Assembly, on the need for the Senate to quickly pass the bill on prohibition of illegal importation of small arms, ammunition and light weapons and other related matters.

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