Court bans use of soldiers in forthcoming elections

A federal high court sitting in Lagos has barred the military from interfering with the upcoming elections.
The court relied on a recent Court of Appeal ruling that barred the use of soldiers in the conduct of elections, stating that it was a violation of Section 217(2)(c) of the Constitution and Section 1 of the Armed Forces Act.
Delivering judgement on a suit filed by Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, a House of Reps member representing Surulere Federal Constituency 2 on the platform of the APC against the presidency, the ruling judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba said it was unconstitutional to deploy military for the supervision of election purposes without the approval of the national assembly.‬

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