The Defence Headquarters has urged Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State to corroborate his allegations against the military for aiding terrorism in the country.
Governor Radda, who featured on Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today’, had accused the military of aiding and profiting from terrorism in Katsina State.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, who berates the accusation, added that the military would not trade words with the Governor but advised him to approach the military high command to substantiate his allegations.
According to Edward, the attention of the Defence Headquarters was drawn to a weighty allegation labeled against the Armed Forces of Nigeria by the Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda.
He further explained that, “The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is hereby making it unequivocally clear that it is subservient to all elected government representatives and, therefore, regards the relationship with utmost respect.”
Buba stated that the military remained unperturbed by such statements capable of demoralizing or dampening the spirit of troops in operational theatres.
He said that rather, the Armed Force would continue on the trajectory of conducting operations, as well as working assiduously in the fight against terrorism.
According to him, the Armed Forces led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has zero tolerance for indiscipline and any form of criminality in the conduct of operations across the country, stressing that it was for that reason that there were standing court martial’s to treat any form of misbehavior by troops, especially those that portrayed the military negatively.