Army releases hotlines for reporting violence, suspicious activities during polls

The Nigerian Army has released a list of hotlines that Nigerians can call in case they observe any suspicious activity during the general election.

In a statement on Tuesday, the army said the development is part of efforts to ensure peaceful conduct of the elections.

“In an effort to effectively carry out its constitutional mandate of providing support to civil authorities and working in synergy with the Nigeria Police (NP) to ensure protection of lives and property during the forthcoming 2023 elections, the Nigerian Army (NA) has approved a list of hotlines to monitor and report any suspicious act or acts of violence by unscrupulous persons or group of persons capable of disrupting the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general election, as well as the conduct of troops deployed to provide security during the election,” the statement by Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, reads.

“This is part of NA’s move to support the lead security agency, the NP, for the successful conduct of free,fair and peaceful elections.”

The hotlines are listed as follows:

1. Abia – 08031113129

2. Adamawa – 08022750987

3. Akwa Ibom – 07034470916

4. Anambra – 07035891185

5. Bauchi – 08128063675

6. Bayelsa – 08033241005

7. Benue – 08080754339

8. Borno – 09099616160/08086987079

9. Cross River – 08037084192

10. Delta – 07035070797

11. Ebonyi – 08158274048

12. Edo – 09066325953

13. Ekiti – 08037851448

14. Enugu – 09032102212 08023097458

15. Gombe – 07063908779/08082557782

16. Imo – 07034907427

17. Jigawa – 07017791414/08100144363

18. Kaduna – 07031544227/08028580978/08035242633

19. Kano – 08038432656

20. Katsina – 08108854061/09012998054

21. Kebbi – 09130213661

22. Kogi – 08033217964

23. Kwara – 09060001270

24. Lagos – 08034025825/08023190487/09024409000/08033709434

25. Nasarawa – 09051009404

26. Niger – 07031346425

27. Ogun – 09116589494

28. Ondo – 08036130535

29. Osun – 09019683922

30. Oyo – 07047703000

31. Plateau – 08037116395/07031260622

32. Rivers – 08064274222

33. Sokoto – 07069084570/07052693532/08136913284

34. Taraba – 08136728969/08060902363

35. Yobe – 08061397656

36. Zamfara – 08140075541

37. FCT – 09114913164/08186690471/08079153860/08034276240/08164304255/09159793968