Colonel Sagir
Musa
Nigerian Army
Colonel Sagir
Musa
Nigerian Army Denies Report on Operation Positive
Identification Nationwide
Following the widespread apprehension on the purported Nigerian
Army (NA) operation positive identification from 1 November to 23
December 2019, as mischievously peddled on the social media by a
hitherto unknown and fictitious organization the so called Bricks
company, which alleges that the NA will conduct the operation and
went ahead to state how the operation will be conducted by the
Army.
Specifically, Bricks alleges that – “residents shall witness
large numbers of uniformed Nigerian Army personnel parading the
roads in an exercise known as OPI”.
The NA wishes to inform members of the public that it has
nothing to do with the so called Bricks company and its illusionary
OPI, it is not an army operation and the NA does not create any
operation with such name or abbreviation in all its operations
across the nation in a manner maliciously presented by the so
called Bricks company.
Similarly, NA has never issued press release through private
companies or third parties because it has a full fledged
Directorate that coordinates its public relations and Information
aspects which has a robust cordial working relationship with the
press.
Recall that in order to compliment the ongoing operation in the
North East, NA has an ongoing operation positive identification
which is intelligence driven, deliberate, targeted operation and
not an independent operation but is integral and complimentary to
Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the North East. The aim of the operation
is to arrest all those terrorists fleeing or escaping the war
zone/Theatre of operation to a safe haven or peaceful areas in
Nigeria.
Members of the public are hereby enjoined to discountenanced the
hitherto faceless and mischievous Bricks company and its alleged NA
OPI.
The NA wishes to use this opportunity to enjoin all Nigerians to
cooperate with the NA and indeed all other security agencies by
giving credible information that will assist in the identification
and eventual arrest of the fleeing criminals/terrorists in any part
of our beloved country.
SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations