The three countries actively involved in the ongoing operations – Nigeria, Chad and Niger – are expected to utilise the structure to beef up their Liaison Teams already operating in the mission area
Browsing: Brigadier General Chris Olukolade
Olukolade said everal sorties are being flown either in conjunction with ongoing ground assault by troops or to dislodge any concentration of terrorists as follow up to intelligence reports
The withdrawal, Jonathan said, was to cope with the internal insurgence in Nigeria
A report by the Defence Headquarters on Tuesday equally said a number of women and children were killed in the unprovoked attack
Olukolade also described the report, which said that Nigerians were trooping into Niger Republic, as a deliberate attempt to whip up sentiments against the country’s national institutions
Olukolade said: “The concern of the government from the beginning of this operation is to ensure that there is no civilian casualty
He explained further on how the two terrorists were captured: “A terrorist believed to be a close associate of insurgents’ leader Abubakar Shekau has been found dead as he ran errand for the leadership
The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, said in a statement that the decision to release the suspected terrorists was based on the directives of President Goodluck Jonathan
A terse statement issued by the DDI reads: “A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet aircraft on a non-combatant mission crashed today at Dargol Village at about 1305hours (1.05pm), 60Km West of Niamey