The Federal Government has announced a plan to withdraw the military engaged in internal operations in 2020. And in this instance, we also have the civil defence which is supposed to support the police in this regards. It is not expected that the military will withdraw when it is apparent that there is still some threats in such locations. He said: “It is the work of the police to handle internal security since Nigeria is not at war. “The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will support the police to provide internal security.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 30, 2019 16:52 UTC