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Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has said it is illegal and ultra vires on the part of President Goodluck Jonathan to deploy armed forces to maintain law and order during elections.
Falana, in a statement he released on Sunday titled: ‘Illegal involvement of soldiers in election duties,’ said sections 215 and 217 of the constitution are abundantly clear that the power of the President to deploy armed forces for internal security is limited to the suppression of insurrection, including insurgency and aiding the police to restore order when it has broken down.
The rights activist submitted that rather than use soldiers during elections, He advised that the police should be strengthened to discharge the duty of ensuring internal security while the armed force
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Source: Osun Defender
