UPP asks National Assembly to probe Operation Python Dance II in South East

The United Progressive Party (UPP), yesterday called on the National Assembly, NASS, to probe activities of the Nigerian Army Operation Python Dance II in the South East.

Recruits undergo training at the headquaters of the Depot of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State in northcentral Nigeria, on October 5, 2017.

UPP alleged that dozens of people were killed and many wounded in “flagrant violation of military rule of engagement with civilians.”

A statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of UPP, Chief Ogbuehi Dike, read: “The news reports and sordid pictures of the military harassment and torture of unarmed people in the South East during the infamous Operation Python Dance II were a sad commentary in army-civilians relations since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999.

“It was the army’s ill-conceived use of force and intimidation of the good people of the South East geopolitical zone that fueled the suspicion and rejection of its medical outreach in the area and beyond.

“We have no objection to the military discharging its constitutional responsibilities. We however insist that strict adherence to military rule of engagement must be followed and those who violate it should be sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to others.

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