The Nigerian Army has urged the people living in the country’s North-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe to always move around with their valid means of identification.
This is against the backdrop of the launch of ‘Operation Positive Identification’ against the fleeing Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North East by the Nigerian Army Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole, OPLD.
The Deputy Director, Army Public Relation, OPLD, Col. Ado Isa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Mr Isa said the operation was aimed at searching for and arresting all suspected terrorists that currently roam some parts of the North East.
This, according to him, has become necessary following credible information that some of the fleeing criminals are hibernating in some towns and villages of Borno and Yobe States in particular and North East in general.
The army spokesperson disclosed that the troops had been instructed to strictly check valid means of identification of person before allowing them passage.
He advised people to always carry National Identification Card, Voters Registration Card, Drivers’ License and International Passports, or other valid official identification.
“We therefore once again enjoin all to fully cooperate with troops and security agencies in carrying out this exercise.
“The Theatre Command also wish to state that anyone not positively identified will attract further scrutiny and comprehensive investigation to determine his or her activities with the insurgents or otherwise.
“The general public is please requested to bear with this measure as it is in their best interest and our national security, as well as efforts to end the madness called insurgency as perpetrated by the erstwhile Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters,” he added.
