Motorists, who spoke to our correspondents on Tuesday and Wednesday, lamented the hardship they were suffering due to the activities of the ratings on the road. “If the military men were deployed to maintain security during the election period, then they have failed spectacularly! Arms and ammunition can easily be moved into the state in private vehicles, which are not the focus of the military men. When the Information Officer, Western Naval Command, Lagos, Commander Chinwe Umar, was contacted, she said it was hard to tell if the men were naval ratings, adding that they might be impersonators. She said, “If they were put there for a purpose and the purpose has been fulfilled, then it is hard to tell that they are naval ratings.

Source: Punch February 13, 2019 23:26 UTC