The Army headquarters said late on Sunday night that troops have not participated in the Kano state emirate conflict and are not engaged in enforcing any court orders.
Instead, the Army stated that troops are on standby alongside other security agencies to prevent any potential disruption of law and order in the state, if such a situation arises.
Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, made this clarification in response to suggestions of troop deployment in Kano.
Nwachukwu said, “Contrary to insinuations by the Kano state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association as published by a News Medium on 26 May 2024, troops of the Nigerian Army have not been involved in the Kano state emirate tussle and are not involved in enforcing any court order.
“They have only taken proactive steps to checkmate any possible breakdown or breach of the security that may be occasioned by the Kano Emirship tussle.
‘The issue of paramount concern to the Nigerian Army and other security agencies is the prevention of breakdown of law and order in the state, which could be taken advantage of by adversarial non-state actors.
“The military would imminently intervene when it becomes apparent that the intensity of the security situation becomes overwhelming for the police.
“All the Army is doing at this stage is to monitor the situation as it unfolds and be on standby in the event of any escalation that could threaten the security of the state and the region in general.”