Tag: Operation Positive Identification
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Operation Positive Identification: Army lacks power to subject civilians to identification process – Court rules
A Federal High Court in Lagos has said the Army lacks the power to implement “Operation Positive Identification”. Ruling on the case, Justice Rilwan Aikawa stated the Army has no constitutional power to subject civilians to such positive identification process, adding the fundamental rights of Nigerians to liberty and freedom of movement would be breached…
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Army clears air on nationwide ‘Operation Positive Identification’ Exercise
The Nigerian Army has regarded as ‘Fake Alert’ a viral post of planned nationwide ‘Operation Positive Identification’ (OPI) exercise credited to the Armed Forces. In a social media post, the Army informed the public that the security advisory which is supposed to commence from November 1, 2019, to December 23, 2019, should be disregarded. The…