Abuja — The ongoing anti-insurgency operations in the North-east aimed at routing Boko Haram and other militant groups from the area entered another phase at the weekend with the military's introduction of an identification exercise for residents of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, all in the geopolitical zone.
Under the scheme codenamed "Operation Positive Identification," whose commencement is with immediate effect, residents are expected to produce on demand valid means of identification when demanded by security agents.
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