The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, has faulted Amnesty International over its report on the abduction of schoolgirls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State.
However, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, was cautious in his response when he said the government would investigate the report.
Amnesty International had in its report on the abduction of the schoolgirls by Boko Haram, said the military was aware of the plot but failed to react effectively.
The report quoted several unnamed sources.
Hwever, Olukolade said the report was in the usual practice of Amnesty International not seeing anything good in the military and the country.
Olukolade told AFP: “That body is simply at it again.
“They just want to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it.
“Their allegation is unfounded as usual.
“The report is just a collation of the rumours, views and allegations of their fellow detractors and local operatives.
“The issues listed are even stale and have been severally addressed and clarified.
“The whole package by Amnesty International is nothing but a pre designed blackmail material.”
Maku, who spoke with the British Broadcasting Corporation, however, took a cautu=ious position.
He said: “It is very strange that soldiers sent there to defend the citizens will hear the warnings and not do anything.
“We are going to investigate the Amnesty report.”
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