The Minister of State for Defence, BELLO MATAWALLE, has reaffirmed the ban on unauthorized use of military camouflage.

The Director of Information and Public Relations in the Defence Ministry, HENSHAW OGUBIKE, in a statement, said the Minister’s call is coming at a time when criminals disguise as military and paramilitary personnel to cause havoc in the society.

The Minister emphasized that there was the need to streamline the personnel that are authorized to use the Military camouflage.

He said the government ban on other Para Military Agencies from the use of military camouflage was to bring sanity to the system and also as a way of checkmating criminal activities.

MATAWALLE emphasized the readiness of the Nigeria Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police to enforce the directive given by the National Security Adviser, NUHU RIBADU, regarding the immediate stop of the use of camouflage uniforms by para-military agencies.

The Minister stated that the use of camouflage uniforms by various security agencies other than the Armed Forces namely, the Army, Navy and the Air Force remain banned.

He, however, gave exception to the use by the Nigerian Police Force, which he said can only use it when on joint operation with the Military.