There has been no arrest or operation by any foreign military or security allies in the ongoing efforts to rescue the abducted girls or the conduct of the ongoing counter terrorist campaign in Nigeria as reported by national dailies on Saturday and currently being circulated online, the Defence Headquarters has said.
The statement, signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, said contrary to the reports and the pictures being circulated to illustrate the claims, there has been no incident or record as reported.
Olukolade said the pictures being circulated to illustrate the claims in the story are not related to the situation in Nigeria as they were taken from scenes in other countries.
According to information, the photograph was taken in the Central African Republic.
It was posted in a publication by Amnesty International on the deteriorating situation in the CAR.
Olukolade added in the statement on Saturday: “Indeed, no troop of the American Marines has so far been deployed in any part of Nigeria as is being circulated in certain media.
“International coalition is quite appropriate in handling terrorism being a trans-border and global crime. The public will be duly briefed on the areas of collaboration with allied forces in the mission to bring back our girls as the need arises. There is therefore no need to engage in misleading speculations while the mission is in progress.”
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