Govt bans parliamentary agencies from use of camouflage uniforms

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
The use of camouflage uniforms by various security agencies other than the Armed Forces namely; Army, Navy and the Air Force has been banned. The paramilitary agencies however, have up to January next year withdraw such uniforms currently in their inventory.
The Nigerian Police will however use the uniform when in Joint Operation with the military or on special operation such as specific anti-riot missions.
This followed the proliferation and imitation by criminals and impostors using uniforms especially the camouflage, hence the concern in national security circles.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade yesterday.
Apart from the Armed Forces, the police and Customs personnel among others have camouflage uniforms in their inventories.
However, according to Okukolade, the ban was approved by the National Security Council, NSO, following the recommendations of a committee on measures to streamline the use of camouflage uniforms in view of the security implications in the country.