2023 Elections: Nigerian Army Approves Hotlines

By our Defence Correspondent

In an effort to effectively carry out its constitutional mandate of providing support to civil authorities and working in synergy with the Nigeria Police (NP) to ensure 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.

In a statement , the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in Abuja, he explained that this is part of efforts to effectively carry out its constitutional mandate of providing support to civil authorities and working in synergy with the Nigeria Police (NP) to ensure protection of lives and property during the forthcoming 2023 elections.

He stated that this is also part of NA’s move to support the lead security agency, the NP for the successful conduct of free,fair and peaceful elections.

It could be recalled 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.

He advised members of the general public are please enjoined to call the phone numbers below in their various states including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja to report any security breach during the elections.

1. ABIA STATE 08031113129
2. ADAMAWA STATE 08022750987
3. AKWA-IBOM STATE 07034470916
4. ANAMBRA STATE 07035891185
5. BAUCHI STATE 08128063675
6. BAYELSA STATE 08033241005
7. BENUE STATE 08080754339
8. BORNO STATE 09099616160
08086987079
9. CROSS RIVER STATE 08037084192
10. DELTA STATE 07035070797
11. EBONYI STATE
08158274048
12. EDO STATE
09066325953
13. EKITI STATE
08037851448
14. ENUGU STATE
09032102212
08023097458
15. GOMBE STATE
07063908779 08082557782
16. IMO STATE
07034907427
17. JIGAWA STATE
07017791414 08100144363
18. KADUNA STATE
07031544227 08028580978 08035242633
19. KANO STATE
08038432656
20. KASTINA STATE
08108854061
09012998054
21. KEBBI STATE
09130213661
22. KOGI STATE
08033217964
23. KWARA STATE
09060001270
24. LAGOS STATE
08034025825 08023190487 09024409000 08033709434
25. NASSARAWA STATE
09051009404
26. NIGER STATE
07031346425
27. OGUN STATE
09116589494
28. ONDO STATE
08036130535
29. OSUN STATE
09019683922
30. OYO STATE
07047703000
31. PLATEAU STATE
08037116395 07031260622
32. RIVERS STATE
08064274222
33. SOKOTO STATE
07069084570 07052693532 08136913284
34. TARABA STATE
08136728969 08060902363
35. YOBE STATE
08061397656
36. ZAMFARA STATE
08140075541
37. FCT
09114913164 08186690471 08079153860 08034276240 08164304255 09159793968