The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had commenced the construction of roads in the Sambisa Forest as part of the ongoing clearance operation to dislodge remnants of Boko Haram insurgents. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, who made the disclosure in a statement issued in Maiduguri, said that the army had begun the construction project to open the forest and link communities around.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied claims by Amnesty International, that it was involved in human rights abuses during the herdsmen/farmers clashes in Numan general area of Adamawa. NAF, in a statement by its Spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, described the entire allegations by the international body as “lies.’’
Members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have said they will resist plans by the Federal Government to establish cattle colonies in the South-East. In a statement issued by its National Director of Information, Comrade Samuel Edeson, the group said the idea of Cattle colony was intended to impose Islam and cede Biafra land to people with distinct religious and cultural background.
The Nigerian Army has advised Nigerians to be vigilant as fleeing members of Boko Haram may recruit suicide bombers to carry out attacks on churches, Mosques, markets and recreation centres among others. The Army made this known on Saturday in a statement issued by its spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed-door with heads of security agencies in the country as part of efforts to address growing insecurity across parts of the country. The Presidency confirmed the meeting in a tweet posted on its verified Twitter handle @NGRPresident. The tweet reads;
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has directed security agencies to tackle those propagating hate speeches, especially through the social media. The order was given at a security meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja.
