In reaction to the alleged killing of three Police officers by soldiers of the 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. TukurBuratai, has directed troops on internal security duties to being cautious in their dealings with members of the Police Force. The Army chief also warns travelling military personnel to do so in mufti in order to avoid confrontations with policemen.
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has appealed to Nigerians to be cautioned as the government grappled with issues of insecurity, disunity and other challenges confronting the country.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday said its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has successfully destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHT) Command and Control Centre in Dusula, on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno.
NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency as a way to addressing the state of insecurity in the country.
The Nigerian service chiefs had yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Amongst those present were; Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Abubakar Sadique.
The leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the South-East, Alhaji Siddiki Gidado, has attributed the continued killings and kidnapping in the region to non-Fulani bandits.
