Nigeria Military Plans Operation To Demand ID Cards From Citizen

28th Oct 2019 @ 06:34 By: Ugbana

The Nigerian military has planned a nationwide operation‘Operation Positive Identification" To demand identity cards From citizens across the country.This would see soldiers accosting citizens on the streets or highways and asking them to produce means of identification on the spot. Military sources told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that the exercise will now commence early next November. Citizens have been warned to carry a valid means of identification to avoid being seen as criminals. Nigerian Army spokesperson, Sagir Musa, declined to comment But in the September 25 announcement he signed, Mr Musa, urged citizens “not to panic on seeing an increased presence of military personnel.”