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Inside the secret meeting by army officers ordered to disrupt 2015 presidential election

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PREMIUM TIMES has obtained a secret audio recording revealing details of how three of the four senior army officers tasked with disrupting presidential election in Borno state in 2015 conspired to frustrate the plot.

A recording of a secret meeting of the three officers at the centre of the plot revealed palpable fear and dilemma among the officials as they struggled to wriggle out of the delicate assignment.

This newspaper reported on Monday how the army high command at the time gave instruction to cause confusion and halt announcement of the result from Borno state.

A two-year investigation by this newspaper revealed that after the results of 35 states and Abuja were released by INEC on March 31, 2015, indicating that then President Goodluck Jonathan was losing the election, the top hierachy of the army made a desperate push to halt the release of the pending Borno State result.

Premium Times, Tuesday February 13

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