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We’ve no plans to lockdown of Nigeria – Army

The Nigerian Army has distanced itself from claims that the its personnel would be deployed to lock down the entire country in the wake of the rising Coronavirus pandemic.

The earlier report had claimed that beginning from tomorrow (Friday), Army personnel would be deployed countrywide to enforce a lockdown of the country.

Colonel Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement, on Wednesday night, said such speculations were meant to create chaos, panic and disaffection in Nigeria.

Col. Musa accused the promoters of ulterior motives at a time the country was focused on the coronavirus outbreak.

He noted that document being quoted was a proactive directive for the Nigerian Army to prepare for possible escalation of the COVID-19 based on the happenings around the world.

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His words, “The misinterpretation that Government is locking down the entire country and pulling out the Army by Friday, 27 March, 2020, is utterly false and baseless.

“The NA considers the publication and negative interpretation being given the content of the Classified document containing information meant for the Nigerian Army personnel as a violation of the Official Secret Act.

“The NA will continue to be professional, proactive and responsive in support of the Constitution, Democracy and Government of NIGERIA in line with its constitutional mandate of providing aid to civil authority when called upon to do so”, it read.

The Army also assured that no stone would be left unturned in supporting the civil authority in times of emergencies of national magnitude.

It added that mischief of some unpatriotic few will not dissuade the Nigerian Army from working with sister services, the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to keep the nation safe.

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