The Nigeria Army will today, November 1st, 2019 commence its Operation Positive Identification nationwide.
Newsmirror reports that with this operations, soldiers would request people to identify themselves as part of efforts to track down fleeing members of Boko Haram and other criminals.
It was gathered that the operation started in the Northeastern part of Nigeria on September 22.
Speaking to members of the House of Representatives, Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai allayed fears of right abuses.
Explaining how the operation would be carried out, Buratai disclosed that the operation which would be intelligence-led will not involve the deployment of troops or mounting of roadblocks.
The Army chief said the public may not even notice his men in the course of the exercise.
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