REVEALED: What Buhari Ordered Army, Police To Do In South-East To Stop Attacks Military Sources
Military sources said what Buhari ordered the service chiefs and IGP to do were no “extraordinary measures” but regular operational procedures to check the growing violence.
by SaHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK
May 13, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a meeting with the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, telling them to adopt certain security measures in the South-East and the South-South geopolitical zones of the country.
Military sources familiar with the development told SaharaReporters some of the measures which Buhari approved for the two zones which are perceived to be experiencing unrest in the country.
REVEALED: Policemen In South-East Abandon Stations, Uniforms, Lobby For Redeployment Due To Insecurity
SaharaReporters learnt that it is also increasingly difficult for the policemen to arrest suspects in neighbourhoods or keep their suspects in the cell, as is the custom before cases are charged to court.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 03, 2021
Police officers deployed to the South-East states of Imo, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi and Enugu states are currently deserting their stations and now prefer to come in mufti the few times they are at work.
SaharaReporters learnt that it is also increasingly difficult for the policemen to arrest suspects in neighbourhoods or keep their suspects in the cell, as is the custom before cases are charged to court.
A police station attacked by hoodlums
Policemen posted to the South East are seeking redeployment following the spate of killings of security operatives in the region, according to a report by Daily Trust on Sunday.
Tens of policemen have lost their lives in several attacks on police formations across the South East as the region has recorded more than fifty attacks on security formations and killings of operatives in the South East by suspected members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, in recent times.
Most of the cities in the region have also become a ghost town as businesses are forced to close early to avoid being caught in crossfire.
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