Nigerian Government bans Police and other Paramilitary Agencies from using Camouflage Uniform

                            

The Nigerian government has place a ban on the use of camouflage by other paramilitary agencies, the use of the Uniform will be limited to the Army ,Navy and Airforce,the police will only use the uniform when in a joint Operation with the military, or special operation or specific anti riots mission, Director of Defence information, Chris Olukolade  said on Friday.

The new rule came from a directive by National Security council approval of  a committee recommendation of the measures to streamline or control the use of camouflage,the security implication of proliferation and duplication raised concern about the use of the uniform in the country



“The use of camouflage/fatigue is therefore restricted to the military and for occasional use by the police henceforth,” the statement said.

Mr. Olukolade added, “The directive also stipulates that the military is to adopt only two types of camouflage for the three arms of the Armed Forces.

“All para-military agencies using various camouflage/fatigues uniforms have up to January 2016 to withdraw such materials currently in their inventory.

“With this development, the Ministry of Justice along with law enforcement agencies have been tasked to ensure that extant laws guiding the use of uniforms in Nigeria are strictly enforced.

“In the same vein, the Office of the National Security Adviser has been vested with the authority to vet and clear any production and supply of camouflage uniforms in Nigeria.

“The proliferation and imitation by criminals and impostors using uniforms especially the camouflage have been generating some concern in national security circles.

“The development has been communicated to all the agencies by the Office of the National Security Adviser.”