Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed, Director-General National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was received at the headquarters of OPSH by Major-General Abdulsalami Ibrahim, General Officer Commanding 3 Division Nigerian Army, and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN.
According to Captain Oya James, the Media Information Officer at OPSH told journalists that the Director-General National Youth Service Corps visited the facility to ask for the command’s assistance in protecting the lives of serving corps members who were on election duty and others in their various locations.
In his reply, the GOC expressed his gratitude to the Director-General for the visit and reaffirmed OPSH’s resolve to continuously safeguard all corps members stationed in its jurisdiction. The General Officer Commanding further clarified that, in addition to safeguarding the Corps members, saboteurs would not be accepted during the nation’s impending general elections.
According to the GOC, a forceful demonstration was arranged to frighten away criminal elements who planned to obstruct the elections and restrict voter movement. He said that the exercise would increase voter trust by allaying concerns about intimidation and harassment prior to, during, and after the elections.
The GOC/Comd OPSH stated that security personnel would not spare anyone attempting to incite violence during the voting period while assuring the electorate of a secure atmosphere for the conduct of the elections. As a result, he instructed the soldiers to display professionalism at all times.