Army breached Geneva Convention during Rivers elections, says Briggs
8 years agoSoldiers block with truck and armoured tank the road leading to the state headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on March 10, 2019. - Fears has gripped residents of oil-rich Port Harcourt city in Niger delta region as state headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission has been condoned off by dozens of fierce looking soldiers, anti-riots policemen and other complementary security agents who are jointly patrolling the city ahead of the much awaited results of the just concluded governorship and state assembly elections. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Medical Director of the Akuku-Toru Health Centre in Rivers State, Dr. Aluye Briggs, has accused the Nigerian Army of breaching the Geneva Convention of 1949. He argued that military personnel…