The house of representatives has
endorsed the military’s operation positive identification, after calling for
its suspension.
The lower legislative chamber
approved the exercise on Thursday as recommended by its committee on army.
It, however, asked other internal
security agencies to “take the lead” in the identification process.
The military had said the
operation – a measure to tackle banditry and crime – would require Nigerians in
parts of the country to provide proof of identity.
It will take place across the
country between November 1 and December 23, 2019.
Owing to the outrage over the
operation, the house of representatives had asked the military to suspend it
pending investigation by its committee on army.
Most of the lawmakers who spoke
on the matter had at the time kicked against the exercise.
But while considering the report
of the committee at Thursday’s plenary session, the lawmakers said the military
can now carry on with the exercise.
It, however, said it must be
carried out “in collaboration with other relevant security agencies such as the
Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Police Force.”
Tukur Buratai, chief of army
staff, had told the committee that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the
military exercise.
He had said the operation, first
launched in the north-east in September, is being extended nationwide to
intercept Boko Haram insurgents who had relocated from their enclaves to other
parts of the country.
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