By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
In an effort to effectively carry out its constitutional mandate of providing support to civil authorities and working in synergy with the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to ensure the protection of lives and property during the forthcoming 2023 elections, the Nigerian Army, NA, has approved a list of hotlines to monitor and report any suspicious act or acts of violence by unscrupulous persons or group of persons, capable of disrupting the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general election, as well as the conduct of troops deployed to provide security during the election.
This is part of the NA’s move to support the lead security agency, the NPF, for the successful conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, and made available to our correspondent in Maiduguri, via an email message on Tuesday evening.
Recall that the NA had earlier produced and circulated Codes of Conduct and Rules of Engagement for Operation Safe Conduct to formations and units to provide guidance and ensure that troops operate within the provisions of the codes and rules.
Members of the general public are enjoined to call the phone numbers below in their various states, including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, to report any security breach during the elections:
States Phone No(s)
Abia 08031113129
Adamawa 08022750987
Akwa-Ibom 07034470916
Anambra 07035891185
Bauchi 08128063675
Bayelsa 08033241005
Benue 08080754339
Borno 09099616160
08086987079
Cross River 08037084192
Delta 07035070797
Ebonyi 08158274048
Edo 09066325953
Ekiti 08037851448
Enugu 09032102212
08023097458
Gombe 07063908779
08082557782
Imo 07034907427
Jigawa 07017791414
08100144363
Kaduna 07031544227
08028580978
08035242633
Kano 08038432656
Katsina 08108854061
09012998054
Kebbi 09130213661
Kogi 08033217964
Kwara 09060001270
Lagos 08034025825
08023190487
09024409000
08033709434
Nasarawa 09051009404
Niger 07031346425
Ogun 09116589494
Ondo 08036130535
Osun 09019683922
Oyo 07047703000
Plateau 08037116395
07031260622
Rivers 08064274222
Sokoto 07069084570
07052693532
08136913284
Taraba 08136728969
08060902363
Yobe 08061397656
Zamfara 08140075541
FCT 09114913164
08186690471
08079153860
08034276240
08164304255
09159793968.
