Operation Positive Identification Commences in Nigeria, You Must Now Hold an ID and Dress Well

• Operation POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION will hold across the nation during the last days in 2019 to check bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic militia, cattle rustlers, and others.

• The exercise which started on the 7th of October will run till the 24th of December 2019.

• During the operation, the Nigerian Army Women Corps will stage a robust show of force/confidence building patrols in some selected locations in Nigeria.

• The troops will operate mostly on the streets and highways.

• Nigerians are urged to maintain situational alertness and avoid night travels if possible.

• Wear and carry an identity card always.
  

How effective in fighting crime is stopping people on the road and demanding a valid ID? Did it work in the Northeast, and what is the assurance that it would work nationwide?

The worrisome ambiguity of the Army’s ‘Operation Positive Identification’ https://t.co/PulswmB5Fu

— Tolu Toluwa (@teetoelz) October 29, 2019

It’s time you begin to ask yourself if we have legislators. This clearly doesn’t show we have represention and the National expense on the Legislative arm of government is a National waste. If this operation is executed kiss your democracy goodbye. #AnarchyLooms pic.twitter.com/2dnav8MKix

— SEGA L'éveilleur (@segalink) October 29, 2019

Operation Positive Identification.

Militarisation begins. Plain and simple. If this flies, then we are in big big trouble. Even countries at war don't militarise the entire country and clamp down on freedom of movement except with prison (valid) IDs. How did we get here oh Lord?

— Ayò Bánkólé (@AyoBankole) October 29, 2019