OPEN SECRET: RIVER STATE RE-RUN

Declaration of war on Rivers resources
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8000 soldiers, 3000 DSS operatives join 6000 mobile policemen for rerun

*17000 security operatives already on ground
*Civil Defence, Customs; Immigration, Air Force, Navy to deploy another 8000
*personnel predominantly from North East and North West

There are indications that the Buhari administration on Tuesday night concluded the deployment of 8000 soldiers of the Nigerian Army from different military formations to Rivers State.

1000 out of the 8000 soldiers have been allocated to prominent Rivers APC leaders for sundry activities. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi got 50 soldiers and an Armoured Personnel Carrier to move around with him to polling units and INEC election material distribution centres on Saturday.

Also, 3000 operatives of DSS arrived Rivers State on Tuesday night. The eleven thousand strong security operatives joined 6000 mobile policemen already deployed by Buhari to the state.

Scan-News gathered that the 17,000 security operatives already on ground are mostly indigenes of the North East and North West, with specific instructions.

Commanders of the Forces had arrived earlier in the day. They accompanied the Minister of Transportation to Etche and Gokana Local Government Areas where they held meetings with him on the issue of arrests and detention of key PDP leaders.

It was gathered that the Navy and Air Force will conclude their deployments today. Warships and Alpha jets will be deployed to the state for the re-run elections.

Before the deployment of the military and policemen, Rivers State has full Military Brigades, Squadron of mobile police and Command of Regular Policemen.