The National Information Centre has urged Nigerians in the
north-east region to exercise the highest level of vigilance while they
cast their votes on Saturday for fear of terrorists’ attacks.
During a routine security briefing of the centre in Abuja on
Wednesday, the spokesman for the Centre, Mr Mike Omeri, told reporters
that security had been beefed up ahead of the Governorship election.
At the briefing, the issue of the schoolgirls abducted from their school’s dormitory in Chibok on April 14, 2014, came up.
While responding to questions from reporters on the whereabouts of
the abducted schoolgirls since the military had liberated some
communities in the north-east, Mr Omeri gave assurance that the military
was doing its best to find the girls.
Although the army has dislodged the insurgents from their various
strongholds in recent times, Mr Omeri said the search for the over two
hundred school girls abducted from Chibok a year ago would continuestill
ongoing.
Except for a few cases of attacks and explosion in Gombe and Enugu
States during the just concluded presidential elections, the March 28
polls were adjudged peaceful across the country.
While commending voters and security agencies for their roles and
decorum during that exercise, Mr Mike Omeri urged citizens to be more
vigilant during Saturday’s polls.
According to him, the Nigerian army is intensifying efforts to stamp out terrorism from the north-east.
The Nigerian troops in collaboration with foreign troops from Chad,
Niger and Cameroon have been able to clear terrorists from Adamawa and
Yobe States.
The centre was also asked to speak on the reported investigations
into an alleged hacking of INEC’s website by the APC, which was reported
by the department of state services before the presidential elections.
The department of state services and the police have been regular
parties to the security briefings at the national information centre
since its establishment last year.
Credit: Channelstv
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