Polls: Disregard Video Dragging Army Into Rivers Politics – Official

The Nigerian Army has said a video accusing Rivers State Gov Nyesom Wike of attempting to compromise security officials during elections was recycled to discredit troops performance in the just concluded 2023 presidential and national assembly elections.

A statement by the acting deputy director of Army Public Relations 6 Division Lt.-Col Ikedichi Iweha said the video in circulation was recorded in 2019 and should be disregarded.

“6 Division Nigerian Army is compelled to urge the general public to please disregard an old video clip dated sometime in 2019 currently making the rounds on most social media platforms.

“This disclaimer is necessitated by the sterling roles troops of 6 Division Nigerian Army played in the recently conducted presidential election which saw to the peaceful conduct of the polls in Rivers State”

He continued “Mischief makers having failed to lay hands on any evidence with which to discredit troops’ performance in the just concluded polls dug up the old video, carefully edited it; selecting only a portion with the intent to drag 6 Division Nigerian Army into election matters and pitch it against its host state, Rivers State. This scheme has failed “.

He therefore urged members of the general public to disregard the video which is an old video and go about their lawful businesses.

He further urged members of the public to make use of the telephone numbers earlier released by the Division to report issues of security concerns as regards the general election or the conduct of 6 Division troops deployed for election duty in line with ‘Operation Safe Conduct.”

“Please note that 6 Division Nigerian Army is poised to discharge it’s responsibilities most professionally; hence should not be dragged into election matters through whatever guise” he said.